Posted on 04/17/2016 4:59:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: What kind of clouds are these? Although their cause is presently unknown, such unusual atmospheric structures, as menacing as they might seem, do not appear to be harbingers of meteorological doom. Known informally as Undulatus asperatus clouds, they can be stunning in appearance, unusual in occurrence, are relatively unstudied, and have even been suggested as a new type of cloud. Whereas most low cloud decks are flat bottomed, asperatus clouds appear to have significant vertical structure underneath. Speculation therefore holds that asperatus clouds might be related to lenticular clouds that form near mountains, or mammatus clouds associated with thunderstorms, or perhaps a foehn wind -- a type of dry downward wind that flows off mountains. Such a wind called the Canterbury arch streams toward the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. The featured image, taken above Hanmer Springs in Canterbury, New Zealand, in 2005, shows great detail partly because sunlight illuminates the undulating clouds from the side.
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No Big One.
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If I saw that in the sky overhead here, I’d be headed for the basement.
I’ll second that.
Turn it upside down and it looks like a lake.
Great post as usual.
Yikes! I’d lay down in my yard and wait to be transported.
That’s beautiful, but kind of terrifying.
Many thanks for your faithfulness and persistence in posting these so regularly over such an extended period. I only click on the ones of particular interest to me, and I respond very seldom, but I always appreciate seeing your thread as I scroll by. Well done!
My pleasure, and thanks for the kind remarks!
Makes me think, she's been painting again. :)
Oh my....
Yup!
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There...fixed it.
Eerie.
Hmm, I wonder if it makes the rain smell funny.
I learned Asperatus in school, it was supposed to help usher in an era of international peace. Turns out, international peace mostly relies on the existence of the US’ nuclear arsenal.
Good one!
Or they could be the result of geoengineering, which would explain why they are new.
That there is a Klingon bird-of-prey uncloaking!
Hey I got pictures like that here in Colorado.
Maybe I should submit them to NASA!
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