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SUP_INF_FIGS7_20120124.0653.NPP.VIIRS.DNB.EquEpac_AirglowWaves.jpg ()
© 2012

Waves in the mesospheric source of airglow illumination are seen south of the Galapagos Islands in January 2012, as seen by the DNB sensor (left panel.) The same scene in the infrared shows scattered convection and low cloud cover (right panel.) (credit: RAMMB/CIRA)