April 17, 2022 - Clouds along the Coast of Spain

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Clouds along the Coast of Spain
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On April 15, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of
spectacular clouds over the Bay of Biscay and the northern coast of
Spain.

The huge cloud bank covered an area of about 112,000 square kilometers
(43,243 square miles), which is roughly the size of the U.S. state of
Louisiana, a state that is home to more than 4.5 million people. The
eastern section of the massive formation is made up of marine
stratocumulus cloud. This type of cloud is common over oceans,
especially near coastlines and typically lie at low altitudes (below
6,000 feet). The cloud formation in the west appears to be higher cloud
with a more complicated pattern, suggestive of stormy weather. However,
most of the coastal towns along the Spanish coastline near that
formation reported no rain on April 15. The southerly edge of the bank
covers the shore, primarily as fog (low cloud). Despite the intense
cloud over the Bay of Biscay, the skies over the interior of Spain were
crystal-clear, revealing a gorgeous spring day on the Iberian
Peninsula.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 4/15/2022
Resolutions: 1km (139.3 KB), 500m (311.2 KB), 250m (1.1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-04-17

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