  Some recent papers proposed the use of the satellite images of Google Earth
in teaching physics, in particular to see some behaviours of waves. Reflection,
refraction, diffraction and interference are easy to be found in these
satellite maps. Besides Google Earth, other sites exist, such as Earth
Observatory or Earth Snapshot, suitable for illustrating the large-scale
phenomena in atmosphere and oceans In this paper, we will see some examples for
teaching surface and internal sea waves, and internal waves and the K\'arm\'an
vortices in the atmosphere. Aim of this proposal is attracting the interest of
students of engineering schools to the physics of waves.
