STS-099 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers March 7, 2000

ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC PHENOMENA

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STS099-732-69

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Cut-Off Low - A swirl of stratocumulus clouds west-southwest of the Straits of Gibraltar is all that remains of a North Atlantic cyclone which has been cut-off from the westerlies. Often observed off the west coast of continents in winter, these systems either slowly dissipate or provide and extra shot of energy and moisture to a subsequent cyclone, if it passes close enough.

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