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Did I spot Kelvin-Helmholtz?

Did I spot Kelvin-Helmholtz?

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    • March 13, 2021 at 3:25 pm #475998
      Julia Long avatarJulia Long
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      CAF96917-022D-42F5-82F7-1E87379F4EDFI did not see this when I took the picture. I zoomed in and there it was.
      is it true?  Is this a KH formation?

    • March 13, 2021 at 3:26 pm #475999
      Julia Long avatarJulia Long
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      Original photo56588318-C850-4F46-8BBB-A42E4E1585D4

    • March 16, 2021 at 3:58 am #476342
      Gregory Venarsky avatarGregory Venarsky
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      You may very well have Julia. Not a bad sky if you ask me, but at the same time, I also want to say no, because cirrus don’t usually form K-H waves, and instead it may just be some cirrus streaks in the shape of waves.

    • March 18, 2021 at 8:16 am #476549
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Just being a bit nerdy I had to check your statement about cirrus and KH, Gregory. The International Cloud Atlas (ICA) says:

      Cirrus, usually of the species spissatus, sometimes shows mamma or fluctus.

      This is the link (somehow I can’t add a link the way I used after the recent update of the website): https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/en/supplementary-features-and-accessory-clouds-cirrus.html

      Nevertheless Julia, that does not mean I think you spotted KH. I agree with Gregory they “may just be some cirrus streaks in the shape of waves”.

      I am sure there will be another occasion you will spot KH. Success!

    • March 21, 2021 at 7:44 pm #476983
      Julia Long avatarJulia Long
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      Thank you Gentlemen!

      I’ll keep looking up!

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