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<blockquote data-quote="kumarasiri" data-source="post: 5846811" data-attributes="member: 29174"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000">1. Nacreous Clouds</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">These rare clouds, sometimes called mother-of-pearl clouds, are 15 - 25km (9 -16 miles) high in the stratosphere and well above tropospheric clouds.Nacreous clouds shine brightly in high altitude sunlight up to two hours after ground level sunset or before dawn. Their unbelievably bright iridescent colours and slow movement relative to any lower clouds make them an unmistakable and unforgettable sight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDn1Ml8DvI/AAAAAAAAAtY/c-XL9B5DZS4/s1600-h/nacreous.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDn1Ml8DvI/AAAAAAAAAtY/c-XL9B5DZS4/s400/nacreous.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuvldrB3I/AAAAAAAAAvo/OALIfdj_RAk/s1600-h/nacreous1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuvldrB3I/AAAAAAAAAvo/OALIfdj_RAk/s400/nacreous1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw04eOA3EI/AAAAAAAAE1M/NR1H5gA1Jho/s1600-h/Nacreous+Clouds+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw04eOA3EI/AAAAAAAAE1M/NR1H5gA1Jho/s400/Nacreous+Clouds+1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw04pzzLaI/AAAAAAAAE1c/XO-SGj0QRXM/s1600-h/Nacreous+Clouds+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw04pzzLaI/AAAAAAAAE1c/XO-SGj0QRXM/s400/Nacreous+Clouds+3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span> <span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000">2. Mammatus Clouds</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Mammatus Clouds are pouch-like cloud structures and a rare example of clouds in sinking air.Sometimes very ominous in appearance, mammatus clouds are harmless and do not mean that a tornado is about to form - a commonly held misconception. In fact, mammatus are usually seen after the worst of a thunderstorm has passed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDn7j8HbpI/AAAAAAAAAtg/P7o2ODnMbDI/s1600-h/mammatus-cloud.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDn7j8HbpI/AAAAAAAAAtg/P7o2ODnMbDI/s400/mammatus-cloud.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvkLLwN6I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/d_PxXocxl8g/s1600-h/mammatus.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvkLLwN6I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/d_PxXocxl8g/s400/mammatus.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvPHl8VEI/AAAAAAAAAwA/m3nr6ixm8k4/s1600-h/mammatus.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvPHl8VEI/AAAAAAAAAwA/m3nr6ixm8k4/s400/mammatus.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvPQ02FSI/AAAAAAAAAwI/I_kru_B5K4k/s1600-h/Mammatus2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvPQ02FSI/AAAAAAAAAwI/I_kru_B5K4k/s400/Mammatus2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13mungEI/AAAAAAAAE1s/k148WvIgxIs/s1600-h/Mammatus+Clouds+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13mungEI/AAAAAAAAE1s/k148WvIgxIs/s400/Mammatus+Clouds+1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13m4IUhI/AAAAAAAAE10/_Vd201BxigY/s1600-h/Mammatus+Clouds+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13m4IUhI/AAAAAAAAE10/_Vd201BxigY/s400/Mammatus+Clouds+2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: #cc0000">3. Altocumulus Castelanus</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Also known as jellyfish clouds due to their jellyfish-like appearance.These formed around 17,000 ft due to when the rush of moist air comes from the Gulf Stream and gets trapped between layers of dry air. The top of the cloud rises into a jellyfish shape and long tentacles known as “trailing virga” form from rain drops that have evaporated.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDnrX-7eOI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/llZ0pTL4eTU/s1600-h/Altocumulus_Castelanus.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDnrX-7eOI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/llZ0pTL4eTU/s400/Altocumulus_Castelanus.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw2YZzQ0sI/AAAAAAAAE18/WHCFNEmSKbE/s1600-h/Altocumulus+Castelanus.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw2YZzQ0sI/AAAAAAAAE18/WHCFNEmSKbE/s400/Altocumulus+Castelanus.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span> <span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000">4. Noctilucent Clouds</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Noctilucent Clouds or Polar Mesopheric Clouds: This is an extroadinarily rare cloud formation that occurs out on the verge of space between 82km to 102 km from the earth’s surface.Noctilucent clouds appear to be luminous yet they reflect the sunlight from the other side of the earth at night, giving them a glowing appearance</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoBhUnPoI/AAAAAAAAAto/fpVi9Ry5eN4/s1600-h/Noctilucent_Clouds.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoBhUnPoI/AAAAAAAAAto/fpVi9Ry5eN4/s400/Noctilucent_Clouds.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDv8BoG_FI/AAAAAAAAAwY/eEmvHZI1q78/s1600-h/noc_clouds.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDv8BoG_FI/AAAAAAAAAwY/eEmvHZI1q78/s400/noc_clouds.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QDlOYzI/AAAAAAAAE2E/kdGOxWPI0gs/s1600-h/Noctilucent+Clouds+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QDlOYzI/AAAAAAAAE2E/kdGOxWPI0gs/s400/Noctilucent+Clouds+1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QCOfO3I/AAAAAAAAE2M/WDDlIGYnVhw/s1600-h/Noctilucent+Clouds+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QCOfO3I/AAAAAAAAE2M/WDDlIGYnVhw/s400/Noctilucent+Clouds+2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QRxs6kI/AAAAAAAAE2U/U0hfzooVJus/s1600-h/Noctilucent+Clouds+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QRxs6kI/AAAAAAAAE2U/U0hfzooVJus/s400/Noctilucent+Clouds+3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span> <span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000">5. Mushroom Clouds</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">A mushroom cloud is a distinctive mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke, condensed water vapor, or debris resulting from a very large explosion. They are most commonly associated with nuclear explosions, but any sufficiently large blast will produce the same sort of effect.Mushroom cloudsorm as a result of the sudden formation of a large mass of hot low-density gases near the ground creating a Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The mass of gas rises rapidly, resulting in turbulent vortices curling downward around its edges and drawing up a column of additional smoke and debris in the centre to form its “stem”. The mass of gas eventually reaches an altitude where it is no longer less dense than the surrounding air and disperses, the debris drawn upward from the ground scattering and drifting back down.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoJpXpEoI/AAAAAAAAAtw/8BzqBRyjW5Q/s1600-h/Mushroom_Cloud.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoJpXpEoI/AAAAAAAAAtw/8BzqBRyjW5Q/s400/Mushroom_Cloud.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bVY4QaI/AAAAAAAAE2c/v4MpQ4daj9s/s1600-h/Mushroom+Clouds+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bVY4QaI/AAAAAAAAE2c/v4MpQ4daj9s/s400/Mushroom+Clouds+2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bQ2nRlI/AAAAAAAAE2k/Nt4ZJbFZT4E/s1600-h/Mushroom+Clouds+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bQ2nRlI/AAAAAAAAE2k/Nt4ZJbFZT4E/s400/Mushroom+Clouds+3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bl5ZXaI/AAAAAAAAE2s/L5rRQlCLpH4/s1600-h/Mushroom+Clouds.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bl5ZXaI/AAAAAAAAE2s/L5rRQlCLpH4/s400/Mushroom+Clouds.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: #cc0000">6. Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Appearing as a slender, horizontal spiral of cloud, cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz is one of the most distinctive cloud formations. However, it tends to dissipate only a minute or two after forming and, as a result, is rarely observed.Average height is around 16,500 ft.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoQuOvdmI/AAAAAAAAAt4/EL18khHLBmg/s1600-h/Cirrus_Kelvin_Helmholtz.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoQuOvdmI/AAAAAAAAAt4/EL18khHLBmg/s400/Cirrus_Kelvin_Helmholtz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw48ppsrmI/AAAAAAAAE20/3Ps20cX8MDw/s1600-h/Cirrus+Kelvin-Helmholtz.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw48ppsrmI/AAAAAAAAE20/3Ps20cX8MDw/s400/Cirrus+Kelvin-Helmholtz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: #cc0000">7. Lenticular Clouds</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000"><span style="color: black">Lenticular Clouds</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">technically known as altocumulus standing lenticularis, are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes, normally aligned at right-angles to the wind direction.Where stable moist air flows over a mountain or a range of mountains, a series of large-scale standing waves may form on the downwind side. Lenticular clouds sometimes form at the crests of these waves. Under certain conditions, long strings of lenticular clouds can form, creating a formation known as a wave cloud.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13m4IUhI/AAAAAAAAE10/_Vd201BxigY/s1600-h/Mammatus+Clouds+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13m4IUhI/AAAAAAAAE10/_Vd201BxigY/s400/Mammatus+Clouds+2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoZMfv79I/AAAAAAAAAuA/cvB0VMFEUJY/s1600-h/lenticular.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoZMfv79I/AAAAAAAAAuA/cvB0VMFEUJY/s400/lenticular.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5truhakI/AAAAAAAAE28/Oygr435QOCI/s1600-h/Lenticular+Clouds+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5truhakI/AAAAAAAAE28/Oygr435QOCI/s400/Lenticular+Clouds+1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5tiJt6hI/AAAAAAAAE3E/3wwUFj1lfPg/s1600-h/Lenticular+Clouds+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5tiJt6hI/AAAAAAAAE3E/3wwUFj1lfPg/s400/Lenticular+Clouds+3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5tw76jhI/AAAAAAAAE3M/kbdgmTnI2L8/s1600-h/lenticular-clouds.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5tw76jhI/AAAAAAAAE3M/kbdgmTnI2L8/s400/lenticular-clouds.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5uJpdddI/AAAAAAAAE3U/ZOr8ECUYo5c/s1600-h/lenticular-clouds2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5uJpdddI/AAAAAAAAE3U/ZOr8ECUYo5c/s400/lenticular-clouds2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5uM39rkI/AAAAAAAAE3c/_RtKfvaHUf8/s1600-h/lenticular.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5uM39rkI/AAAAAAAAE3c/_RtKfvaHUf8/s400/lenticular.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span> </p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>8. Roll Clouds</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">A roll cloud is a low, horizontal tube-shaped arcus cloud associated with a thunderstorm gust front, or sometimes a cold front. Roll clouds can also be a sign of possible microburst activity.Cool air sinking air from a storm cloud’s downdraft spreads out across the surface with the leading edge called a gust front. This outflow undercuts warm air being drawn into the storm’s updraft. As the cool air lifts the warm moist air water condenses creating cloud, which often rolls with the different winds above and below (wind shear).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDogc2GnuI/AAAAAAAAAuI/ot6jcfYL3Mc/s1600-h/roll_cloud.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDogc2GnuI/AAAAAAAAAuI/ot6jcfYL3Mc/s400/roll_cloud.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfJIsr5I/AAAAAAAAAug/L5N6a_vqeos/s1600-h/roll_cloud1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfJIsr5I/AAAAAAAAAug/L5N6a_vqeos/s400/roll_cloud1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfAIhOCI/AAAAAAAAAuo/A__EW-j1kd8/s1600-h/roll_cloud2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfAIhOCI/AAAAAAAAAuo/A__EW-j1kd8/s400/roll_cloud2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfJIsr5I/AAAAAAAAAug/L5N6a_vqeos/s1600-h/roll_cloud1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfJIsr5I/AAAAAAAAAug/L5N6a_vqeos/s400/roll_cloud1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfYKsAFI/AAAAAAAAAuw/joWkD7AnEzs/s1600-h/roll_cloud3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfYKsAFI/AAAAAAAAAuw/joWkD7AnEzs/s400/roll_cloud3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfY3YTbI/AAAAAAAAAu4/N3DXiVJddVI/s1600-h/roll_cloud4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfY3YTbI/AAAAAAAAAu4/N3DXiVJddVI/s400/roll_cloud4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfVq0SVI/AAAAAAAAAvA/3T68MFzmIQA/s1600-h/roll_cloud5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfVq0SVI/AAAAAAAAAvA/3T68MFzmIQA/s400/roll_cloud5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span> </p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">9. Shelf Clouds</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal wedge-shaped arcus cloud, associated with a thunderstorm gust front (or occasionally with a cold front, even in the absence of thunderstorms).Unlike a roll cloud, a shelf cloud is attached to the base of the parent cloud above it (usually a thunderstorm).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDomjdVLOI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/YgZlny8CuxQ/s1600-h/shelf_cloud.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDomjdVLOI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/YgZlny8CuxQ/s400/shelf_cloud.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLhhQECI/AAAAAAAAAvI/UqET_kxM2dc/s1600-h/shelf_cloud1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLhhQECI/AAAAAAAAAvI/UqET_kxM2dc/s400/shelf_cloud1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLrBQ-QI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/5nNTaQPzX_o/s1600-h/shelf_cloud2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLrBQ-QI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/5nNTaQPzX_o/s400/shelf_cloud2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLyw2szI/AAAAAAAAAvY/B1XR35VwLBE/s1600-h/shelf_cloud3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLyw2szI/AAAAAAAAAvY/B1XR35VwLBE/s400/shelf_cloud3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuL3A0WbI/AAAAAAAAAvg/1WiClfolzS0/s1600-h/shelf_cloud4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuL3A0WbI/AAAAAAAAAvg/1WiClfolzS0/s400/shelf_cloud4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span> <span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #cc0000">10. Stratocumulus Clouds</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">According to the Sapporo Meteorological Observatory, these low-altitude stratocumulus clouds were rolled into long, distinctive ribbons after becoming trapped in air currents.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDor2jzZeI/AAAAAAAAAuY/_bcb3JbHsNs/s1600-h/Stratocumulus_Cloud.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDor2jzZeI/AAAAAAAAAuY/_bcb3JbHsNs/s400/Stratocumulus_Cloud.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kumarasiri, post: 5846811, member: 29174"] [SIZE=6][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000]1. Nacreous Clouds[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/SIZE][FONT=Arial] These rare clouds, sometimes called mother-of-pearl clouds, are 15 - 25km (9 -16 miles) high in the stratosphere and well above tropospheric clouds.Nacreous clouds shine brightly in high altitude sunlight up to two hours after ground level sunset or before dawn. Their unbelievably bright iridescent colours and slow movement relative to any lower clouds make them an unmistakable and unforgettable sight. [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial] [URL="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDn1Ml8DvI/AAAAAAAAAtY/c-XL9B5DZS4/s1600-h/nacreous.png"][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDn1Ml8DvI/AAAAAAAAAtY/c-XL9B5DZS4/s400/nacreous.png[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuvldrB3I/AAAAAAAAAvo/OALIfdj_RAk/s1600-h/nacreous1.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuvldrB3I/AAAAAAAAAvo/OALIfdj_RAk/s400/nacreous1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw04eOA3EI/AAAAAAAAE1M/NR1H5gA1Jho/s1600-h/Nacreous+Clouds+1.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw04eOA3EI/AAAAAAAAE1M/NR1H5gA1Jho/s400/Nacreous+Clouds+1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw04pzzLaI/AAAAAAAAE1c/XO-SGj0QRXM/s1600-h/Nacreous+Clouds+3.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw04pzzLaI/AAAAAAAAE1c/XO-SGj0QRXM/s400/Nacreous+Clouds+3.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [SIZE=6][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000]2. Mammatus Clouds[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/SIZE][FONT=Arial] Mammatus Clouds are pouch-like cloud structures and a rare example of clouds in sinking air.Sometimes very ominous in appearance, mammatus clouds are harmless and do not mean that a tornado is about to form - a commonly held misconception. In fact, mammatus are usually seen after the worst of a thunderstorm has passed. [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial][URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDn7j8HbpI/AAAAAAAAAtg/P7o2ODnMbDI/s1600-h/mammatus-cloud.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDn7j8HbpI/AAAAAAAAAtg/P7o2ODnMbDI/s400/mammatus-cloud.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvkLLwN6I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/d_PxXocxl8g/s1600-h/mammatus.jpg"][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvkLLwN6I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/d_PxXocxl8g/s400/mammatus.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvPHl8VEI/AAAAAAAAAwA/m3nr6ixm8k4/s1600-h/mammatus.jpg"][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvPHl8VEI/AAAAAAAAAwA/m3nr6ixm8k4/s400/mammatus.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvPQ02FSI/AAAAAAAAAwI/I_kru_B5K4k/s1600-h/Mammatus2.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDvPQ02FSI/AAAAAAAAAwI/I_kru_B5K4k/s400/Mammatus2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13mungEI/AAAAAAAAE1s/k148WvIgxIs/s1600-h/Mammatus+Clouds+1.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13mungEI/AAAAAAAAE1s/k148WvIgxIs/s400/Mammatus+Clouds+1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13m4IUhI/AAAAAAAAE10/_Vd201BxigY/s1600-h/Mammatus+Clouds+2.jpg"][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13m4IUhI/AAAAAAAAE10/_Vd201BxigY/s400/Mammatus+Clouds+2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#cc0000]3. Altocumulus Castelanus[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Arial] Also known as jellyfish clouds due to their jellyfish-like appearance.These formed around 17,000 ft due to when the rush of moist air comes from the Gulf Stream and gets trapped between layers of dry air. The top of the cloud rises into a jellyfish shape and long tentacles known as “trailing virga” form from rain drops that have evaporated. [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial][URL="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDnrX-7eOI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/llZ0pTL4eTU/s1600-h/Altocumulus_Castelanus.jpg"][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDnrX-7eOI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/llZ0pTL4eTU/s400/Altocumulus_Castelanus.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw2YZzQ0sI/AAAAAAAAE18/WHCFNEmSKbE/s1600-h/Altocumulus+Castelanus.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw2YZzQ0sI/AAAAAAAAE18/WHCFNEmSKbE/s400/Altocumulus+Castelanus.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [SIZE=6][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000]4. Noctilucent Clouds[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/SIZE][FONT=Arial] Noctilucent Clouds or Polar Mesopheric Clouds: This is an extroadinarily rare cloud formation that occurs out on the verge of space between 82km to 102 km from the earth’s surface.Noctilucent clouds appear to be luminous yet they reflect the sunlight from the other side of the earth at night, giving them a glowing appearance [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial][URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoBhUnPoI/AAAAAAAAAto/fpVi9Ry5eN4/s1600-h/Noctilucent_Clouds.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoBhUnPoI/AAAAAAAAAto/fpVi9Ry5eN4/s400/Noctilucent_Clouds.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDv8BoG_FI/AAAAAAAAAwY/eEmvHZI1q78/s1600-h/noc_clouds.jpg"][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDv8BoG_FI/AAAAAAAAAwY/eEmvHZI1q78/s400/noc_clouds.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QDlOYzI/AAAAAAAAE2E/kdGOxWPI0gs/s1600-h/Noctilucent+Clouds+1.jpg"][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QDlOYzI/AAAAAAAAE2E/kdGOxWPI0gs/s400/Noctilucent+Clouds+1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QCOfO3I/AAAAAAAAE2M/WDDlIGYnVhw/s1600-h/Noctilucent+Clouds+2.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QCOfO3I/AAAAAAAAE2M/WDDlIGYnVhw/s400/Noctilucent+Clouds+2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QRxs6kI/AAAAAAAAE2U/U0hfzooVJus/s1600-h/Noctilucent+Clouds+3.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw3QRxs6kI/AAAAAAAAE2U/U0hfzooVJus/s400/Noctilucent+Clouds+3.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [SIZE=6][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000]5. Mushroom Clouds[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/SIZE][FONT=Arial] A mushroom cloud is a distinctive mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke, condensed water vapor, or debris resulting from a very large explosion. They are most commonly associated with nuclear explosions, but any sufficiently large blast will produce the same sort of effect.Mushroom cloudsorm as a result of the sudden formation of a large mass of hot low-density gases near the ground creating a Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The mass of gas rises rapidly, resulting in turbulent vortices curling downward around its edges and drawing up a column of additional smoke and debris in the centre to form its “stem”. The mass of gas eventually reaches an altitude where it is no longer less dense than the surrounding air and disperses, the debris drawn upward from the ground scattering and drifting back down. [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial] [URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoJpXpEoI/AAAAAAAAAtw/8BzqBRyjW5Q/s1600-h/Mushroom_Cloud.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoJpXpEoI/AAAAAAAAAtw/8BzqBRyjW5Q/s400/Mushroom_Cloud.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bVY4QaI/AAAAAAAAE2c/v4MpQ4daj9s/s1600-h/Mushroom+Clouds+2.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bVY4QaI/AAAAAAAAE2c/v4MpQ4daj9s/s400/Mushroom+Clouds+2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bQ2nRlI/AAAAAAAAE2k/Nt4ZJbFZT4E/s1600-h/Mushroom+Clouds+3.jpg"][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bQ2nRlI/AAAAAAAAE2k/Nt4ZJbFZT4E/s400/Mushroom+Clouds+3.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bl5ZXaI/AAAAAAAAE2s/L5rRQlCLpH4/s1600-h/Mushroom+Clouds.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw4bl5ZXaI/AAAAAAAAE2s/L5rRQlCLpH4/s400/Mushroom+Clouds.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#cc0000]6. Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Arial] Appearing as a slender, horizontal spiral of cloud, cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz is one of the most distinctive cloud formations. However, it tends to dissipate only a minute or two after forming and, as a result, is rarely observed.Average height is around 16,500 ft. [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoQuOvdmI/AAAAAAAAAt4/EL18khHLBmg/s1600-h/Cirrus_Kelvin_Helmholtz.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoQuOvdmI/AAAAAAAAAt4/EL18khHLBmg/s400/Cirrus_Kelvin_Helmholtz.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw48ppsrmI/AAAAAAAAE20/3Ps20cX8MDw/s1600-h/Cirrus+Kelvin-Helmholtz.jpg"][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw48ppsrmI/AAAAAAAAE20/3Ps20cX8MDw/s400/Cirrus+Kelvin-Helmholtz.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#cc0000]7. Lenticular Clouds[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000][COLOR=black]Lenticular Clouds[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial]technically known as altocumulus standing lenticularis, are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes, normally aligned at right-angles to the wind direction.Where stable moist air flows over a mountain or a range of mountains, a series of large-scale standing waves may form on the downwind side. Lenticular clouds sometimes form at the crests of these waves. Under certain conditions, long strings of lenticular clouds can form, creating a formation known as a wave cloud. [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial] [URL="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13m4IUhI/AAAAAAAAE10/_Vd201BxigY/s1600-h/Mammatus+Clouds+2.jpg"][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw13m4IUhI/AAAAAAAAE10/_Vd201BxigY/s400/Mammatus+Clouds+2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoZMfv79I/AAAAAAAAAuA/cvB0VMFEUJY/s1600-h/lenticular.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDoZMfv79I/AAAAAAAAAuA/cvB0VMFEUJY/s400/lenticular.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5truhakI/AAAAAAAAE28/Oygr435QOCI/s1600-h/Lenticular+Clouds+1.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5truhakI/AAAAAAAAE28/Oygr435QOCI/s400/Lenticular+Clouds+1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5tiJt6hI/AAAAAAAAE3E/3wwUFj1lfPg/s1600-h/Lenticular+Clouds+3.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5tiJt6hI/AAAAAAAAE3E/3wwUFj1lfPg/s400/Lenticular+Clouds+3.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5tw76jhI/AAAAAAAAE3M/kbdgmTnI2L8/s1600-h/lenticular-clouds.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5tw76jhI/AAAAAAAAE3M/kbdgmTnI2L8/s400/lenticular-clouds.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5uJpdddI/AAAAAAAAE3U/ZOr8ECUYo5c/s1600-h/lenticular-clouds2.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5uJpdddI/AAAAAAAAE3U/ZOr8ECUYo5c/s400/lenticular-clouds2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5uM39rkI/AAAAAAAAE3c/_RtKfvaHUf8/s1600-h/lenticular.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SMw5uM39rkI/AAAAAAAAE3c/_RtKfvaHUf8/s400/lenticular.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000] [SIZE=6][B]8. Roll Clouds[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial] A roll cloud is a low, horizontal tube-shaped arcus cloud associated with a thunderstorm gust front, or sometimes a cold front. Roll clouds can also be a sign of possible microburst activity.Cool air sinking air from a storm cloud’s downdraft spreads out across the surface with the leading edge called a gust front. This outflow undercuts warm air being drawn into the storm’s updraft. As the cool air lifts the warm moist air water condenses creating cloud, which often rolls with the different winds above and below (wind shear). [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial][URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDogc2GnuI/AAAAAAAAAuI/ot6jcfYL3Mc/s1600-h/roll_cloud.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDogc2GnuI/AAAAAAAAAuI/ot6jcfYL3Mc/s400/roll_cloud.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfJIsr5I/AAAAAAAAAug/L5N6a_vqeos/s1600-h/roll_cloud1.jpg"][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfJIsr5I/AAAAAAAAAug/L5N6a_vqeos/s400/roll_cloud1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfAIhOCI/AAAAAAAAAuo/A__EW-j1kd8/s1600-h/roll_cloud2.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfAIhOCI/AAAAAAAAAuo/A__EW-j1kd8/s400/roll_cloud2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfJIsr5I/AAAAAAAAAug/L5N6a_vqeos/s1600-h/roll_cloud1.jpg"][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfJIsr5I/AAAAAAAAAug/L5N6a_vqeos/s400/roll_cloud1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfYKsAFI/AAAAAAAAAuw/joWkD7AnEzs/s1600-h/roll_cloud3.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfYKsAFI/AAAAAAAAAuw/joWkD7AnEzs/s400/roll_cloud3.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfY3YTbI/AAAAAAAAAu4/N3DXiVJddVI/s1600-h/roll_cloud4.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfY3YTbI/AAAAAAAAAu4/N3DXiVJddVI/s400/roll_cloud4.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfVq0SVI/AAAAAAAAAvA/3T68MFzmIQA/s1600-h/roll_cloud5.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDrfVq0SVI/AAAAAAAAAvA/3T68MFzmIQA/s400/roll_cloud5.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000] [B][SIZE=6]9. Shelf Clouds[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial] A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal wedge-shaped arcus cloud, associated with a thunderstorm gust front (or occasionally with a cold front, even in the absence of thunderstorms).Unlike a roll cloud, a shelf cloud is attached to the base of the parent cloud above it (usually a thunderstorm). [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial][URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDomjdVLOI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/YgZlny8CuxQ/s1600-h/shelf_cloud.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDomjdVLOI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/YgZlny8CuxQ/s400/shelf_cloud.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLhhQECI/AAAAAAAAAvI/UqET_kxM2dc/s1600-h/shelf_cloud1.jpg"][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLhhQECI/AAAAAAAAAvI/UqET_kxM2dc/s400/shelf_cloud1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLrBQ-QI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/5nNTaQPzX_o/s1600-h/shelf_cloud2.jpg"][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLrBQ-QI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/5nNTaQPzX_o/s400/shelf_cloud2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLyw2szI/AAAAAAAAAvY/B1XR35VwLBE/s1600-h/shelf_cloud3.jpg"][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuLyw2szI/AAAAAAAAAvY/B1XR35VwLBE/s400/shelf_cloud3.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [URL="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuL3A0WbI/AAAAAAAAAvg/1WiClfolzS0/s1600-h/shelf_cloud4.jpg"][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDuL3A0WbI/AAAAAAAAAvg/1WiClfolzS0/s400/shelf_cloud4.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/CENTER] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [SIZE=6][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000]10. Stratocumulus Clouds[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/SIZE][FONT=Arial] According to the Sapporo Meteorological Observatory, these low-altitude stratocumulus clouds were rolled into long, distinctive ribbons after becoming trapped in air currents. [/FONT][CENTER][FONT=Arial][URL="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDor2jzZeI/AAAAAAAAAuY/_bcb3JbHsNs/s1600-h/Stratocumulus_Cloud.jpg"][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gTJMEP-c2fo/SGDor2jzZeI/AAAAAAAAAuY/_bcb3JbHsNs/s400/Stratocumulus_Cloud.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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