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Fluctus?

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    • March 17, 2023 at 7:34 pm #567899
      Flynn Goodlad avatarFlynn Goodlad
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      Screenshot 2023-03-17 213415Screenshot 2023-03-17 212539

    • March 17, 2023 at 10:17 pm #567907
      Ruth Quist avatarRUTH QUIST
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      Flynn, I think you caught a single curl in your second photo.  Always an exciting sighting.

    • May 24, 2023 at 1:46 pm #573918
      Sarah Sturgis avatarSarah Sturgis
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      Sorry. I don’t see fluctus.  The curl reminds me of the Kelvin – Helmholtz phenomenon, but those usually come in a parade. I don’t think that’s it.

    • June 6, 2023 at 10:09 pm #574972
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Fluctus is the official name according to the ICA for a Kelvin Helmholtz cloud. Their classical and most obvious appearance is in a row, but they can certainly be seen solo. Here is an example of a solitary wave on the gallery: Solitary KH wave.

      So both images by Flynn show fluctus in my opinion.

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