6,000 candles in the wind. 💨 Spring in the Northern Hemisphere means many things: flowers are in bloom, days are getting longer, and animals head north for the summer. In the skies above the Labrador Sea, spring brings “cloud streets” or parallel bands of cumulus clouds. The “cloud streets” pattern results from strong, cold winds blowing over the relatively warmer sea, pushing warm air toward the frigid air. This air movement causes a temperature inversion warm (air on top of cold air), which acts as a cap and causes the air to roll over and form parallel cylinders of rotating air. Clouds form on the upper side of these cylinders (the rising air). Along the downward side (descending air), skies are clear. This image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on our Aqua satellite. Aqua’s primary mission is to study Earth’s water cycle, including evaporation from oceans, sea ice, land ice, water vapor in the atmosphere, and cloud formation. Credit: NASAEa...