Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, these are mammatus clouds. Will von Dauster (NOAA) On May 10, 2005, at 7:26 AM, Howard L Ritter, Jr wrote: > I believe these are "mammary" or mammatus clouds, formed by cold > air sinking down from the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud in its > actively forming phase. This means they're usually transient, as > you observed. Were there cumulonimbus or storm clouds, better yet > an anvil cloud, in the area at the time? > > --howard > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Dzwig" > <pdzwig@summaventures.com> > To: <LUG@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 4:06 AM > Subject: [Leica] Strange Clouds - LUG Meteorologists, please. > > > >> Saw this recently: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album92/StormClouds200504 >> >> Didn't have an appropriate filter but have worked to bring the sky >> out as we saw it; forget any artefacts, please. >> >> I don't think that I've ever seen anything like it. Does anyone >> know what it is? It moved over us and within about ten minutes >> began to disperse, although it was visible moving away for about >> thirty minutes lessening all the time >> >> TIA, >> >> Peter Dzwig >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >