New study provides enhanced understanding of tropical atmospheric waves (IMAGE)
Caption
Satellite imagery from September 28, 2021, showing enhanced cloudiness and thunderstorm activity off the coast of Africa. This increased thunderstorm activity was intensified by an atmospheric Kelvin wave (approximate location of the Kelvin wave is circled in the image). A few hours after this image was captured, the Kelvin wave also helped spawn Tropical Storm Victor. This event was one of the Kelvin wave occurrences simulated in this study.
Credit
NASA Worldview.
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