Thought-provoking clouds

Jazzy · Nov 7, 2012

There are many fabulous types of clouds, and some set one to thinking. I live on a pile of 84 volcanoes called Tenerife, and its center has a caldera wall 10,000 feet high. The peak rises a further 3,000 feet out of the sunken caldera floor, to height of 12,000 feet.

The whole Atlantic airflow flows over it, forcing its tropopause to rise also. This forms a lenticular cloud. An inversion beneath the tropopause accounts for the separation. The 'back' of this lenticular cloud "boils" in a very interesting way... The widest point of the upper part of this cloud will be where the air is at its very coldest. Above that height the stratosphere warms with increasing height.

This very beautiful series (something about the colors!) was snapped quickly by my wife on her iPhone while I was discovering my camera battery was flat. Natty, that phone is.

Just - Wow!

Weinlock · Nov 7, 2012

Quite common argument amongst [some] chemtrailers is the straight edge of massive cloud formations. Like this one:

Mick West · Nov 7, 2012

More from Tenerife

cloudspotter · Nov 7, 2012

I took this from the front door of the cottage we stayed at on Mull in the Hebrides a few weeks back.

M Bornong · Jul 4, 2013

Some lenticualr clouds at sunset, taken by my wife on June 24, 2013 in Kennedy Meadows, CA (36°00’58.33N 118°07’47.12W ). The skies up there never cease to amaze me.

CbIncus · Jul 4, 2013

A very bright sunrise in Chisinau, Moldova with Stratocumulus undulatus clouds.

M Bornong · Jul 4, 2013

I drove up to join my wife in Kennedy Meadows on friday afternoon (June 28, 2013) . This was the first day of the heatwave and the beginning of our monsoon season. These clouds caught my attention a I came over Pine Pass (35°55’43.48N 118°03’14.29W ). The farthest peak, almost center, about 1/4 way in from the left, is Mt. Olancha (36°15’54353N 118°07’05.25W ). 3:30 pm

Same clouds about an hour later after arriving at the Dry Bean (36°00’58.33N 118°07’47.12W). 4:20 pm

At 6:09 pm still at the Dry Bean, the system is pushing against the western crest of the Sierras.

As it was forced over the Sierra Crest, it seemed to be sucked up into a giant vortex. The rotation was quite impressive, with a nice plume at the bottom. 8:00 pm

Leifer · Jul 5, 2013

Using face-recognition software, to find faces in clouds.......

http://ssbkyh.com/works/cloud_face/

http://gizmodo.com/computers-see-faces-in-the-clouds-just-like-you-509756143 more explanation

M Bornong · Aug 5, 2013

This past Saturday, I was treated to a most spectacular display of iridescent clouds. "Chemtrailers" have been using these types of clouds as "proof" of metals sprayed into the atmosphere. As with my photos above, these were taken in Kennedy Meadows, CA. There are no commercial jets that fly over this area, and during the time I took these photos there was only one Lear style jet that passed over, and a couple of small prop planes, lower than the clouds and no contrails. With no noise pollution, even if you don't see them, you hear them. From Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon, there were 0 contrails from my vantage point.