Worldview 9

This mid-latitude cyclone (MLC) is causing waves induced by the Kuril Islands to curve toward the low center.



This former Invest area has lost all deep convection near its center. However, some convection does exist to its east suggesting that the low might be starting extratropical transition.



Guadalupe Island is causing an impressive set of von Karman waves in a layer of thick stratocumulus.



This large and mature MLC southwest of South America is an excellent example of an oceanic MLC.



All the lines in this large stratocumulus layer were caused by the exhaust from ships. The particles in the exhaust make great nuclei for cloud droplets to form. Once these were observed by early satellites, theses lines became one of the main reasons large military ships switched to running on nuclear power, so their movements could not be tracked.



The Hawaiian Islands cause a large impact on the flow of air, as can be seen by the many types of waves in this image. A close inspection of the color of the water near the islands suggest they are causing similar waves in the flow of the ocean.

Lots of thick waves snake down a cloud band in this image of the northwest Pacific.



In this image, large fires can be seen near Oregon-California border.



These gravity waves west of Australia are deceptively large.




Three different MLCs are captured in this image, each at a different stage of development. The oldest is the tightly coiled system near the center of the image. The next oldest is directly north of the first and is beginning to show some spiraling. The youngest is to the east-northeast of the first and east-southeast of the second and is imbedded in the large mass of clouds from the first two. It appears to have just begun to occlude.