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Description: Satellite image of atmospheric gravity waves over the Arabian Sea. Their visibility is due to sunglint, caused by the "impression" of the atmospheric waves on the sea surface.
Title: GravityWaves ArabianSea.MODIS.2005may23
Credit: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16921
Author: Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
Permission: Public domain
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License: Public domain
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