THE WEIRD CLOUD ATLAS - Science Photo Library
THE WEIRD CLOUD ATLAS - Science Photo Library THE WEIRD CLOUD ATLAS - Science Photo Library
Science Photo Library - Features Noctilucent clouds are crystals of ice hanging around 80 kilometres high in the atmosphere that catch the light of the sun long after it has set on the horizon. Once a rare sight, these ‘night clouds’ are on the increase, possibly a result of climate change. Supercells – these thunderstorms rotate with immense energy, causing a strong updraft and severe weather including tornadoes, hail, heavy rain, lightning and heavy winds. The huge, dark clouds produced by supercells look magnificent.
Science Photo Library - Features Gravity Clouds – these distinctive ripple-like clouds usually form over the ocean as buoyancy pushes air up and gravity pulls it back down causing a wave like effect. Mammatus clouds derive their name from the latin for mammary glands due to lobed hanging shape formed by these clouds. They can produce some dramatic and unusual patterns on the sky and are also associated with severe storms.
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Gravity Clouds – these distinctive ripple-like clouds<br />
usually form over the ocean as buoyancy pushes<br />
air up and gravity pulls it back down causing a<br />
wave like effect.<br />
Mammatus clouds derive their name from the<br />
latin for mammary glands due to lobed hanging<br />
shape formed by these clouds. They can produce<br />
some dramatic and unusual patterns on the sky<br />
and are also associated with severe storms.
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