Clouds Exhibiting Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Clouds Exhibiting Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves

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Kelvin-Helmholtz waves, with their classic surfer's wave shape, are found in nature wherever two fluids meet, such as in these clouds.

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Danny Ratcliffe

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