STS072-740-85
| NASA Photo ID | STS072-740-85 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Date taken | 1996.01.18 |
| Time taken | 06:20:35 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 28.2° S, 91.7° E
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Spacecraft Altitude: 166 nautical miles (307km)
Country or Geographic Name: | INDIAN OCEAN |
Features: | PAN-CLOUDS |
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Cloud Cover Percentage: | 55 (51-75)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 82° |
Sun Azimuth: | 331° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 40mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: Closed Cellular Stratocumulus Cloud
Pattern in the Central Indian Ocean. This closed cell pattern is
usually associated with the anticyclonic flow of a high pressure
system. This type of cloud generally forms in shallow regions of cool,
moist maritime air moving over warmer water. This shallow region lies
under an inversion with descending warm dry air above which keep the
cloud heights from building. These closed cell clouds are getting
pulled along in a vertical wind shear.
Pattern in the Central Indian Ocean. This closed cell pattern is
usually associated with the anticyclonic flow of a high pressure
system. This type of cloud generally forms in shallow regions of cool,
moist maritime air moving over warmer water. This shallow region lies
under an inversion with descending warm dry air above which keep the
cloud heights from building. These closed cell clouds are getting
pulled along in a vertical wind shear.
