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Envisat ASAR, APP, VV-polarization
April 13, 2006 at 19:16
North-East Black Sea

Comment
An oceanic front caused by intrusion of cold water mass from southeast and intense mixing is outlined by bands of biogenic surfactant films (black filaments, 3). The whole scene is crossed by atmospheric internal waves (dark and bright stripes, 1,2) propagating from various directions.