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Data acquired June 15 - 15, 2002 1000 x 750 109 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 15 - 15, 2002 2000 x 1500 370 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 15 - 15, 2002 4000 x 3000 1 MB - JPEG
The Kuril Islands run in a general northeast to southwest arc between the Kamchatka Peninsula of northeastern Russia and Hokkaido, Japan. In this image, their presence is disturbing air flow over the northwest Pacific Ocean and causing vortex streets to form in the clouds on the eastern side of the islands. The vortex street, as this pattern is called, runs from left to right through the bottom center of the image. This Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was acquired on June 15, 2002.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published June 21, 2002 Data acquired June 15 - 15, 2002