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2024-05-29 09:41:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A881B4BB35836B6ADE86BFE135812EB1E82289CCE7FD8B393FBF6F21E6F96C8E
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Context. These are wave clouds forming when warm, moist air above the gulf stream is forced upwards when it hits the land. Gravity then causes the air to fall back down, and it begins to oscillate, creating that ripple effect. https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/our-environment/clouds/wave-clouds#:~:text=Sometimes%20satellite%20imagery%20shows%20us,oscillate%2C%20creating%20that%20ripple%20effect. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147380/the-undulations-of-wave-clouds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_cloud
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