Beast from the East Nasa (IMAGE)

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Beast from the East Nasa

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The Beast from the East on March 15, 2018, captured by Aqua MODIS satellite imagery. The parallel cloud bands ("cloud streets") streaking south across the Barents Sea indicate convection rolls of warm, moist air rising from the ice-free surface.

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