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Description
Each day the cloud cover rolls up Mauna Loa from the Hilo area. It fills thesaddle first, then reaches the observatory by late afternoon. This is a dailycycle. (Image credit: Commander John Bortniak)
Photographer
Commander John Bortniak
Display Date
1982 February
Location
Mauna Loa, Hawaii
Collection
Paths Less Taken
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Corps (ret.)
Keywords
Observatory
Mauna Loa
Clean Air Facility