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Hi, Clifftop. By coincidence, I have been thinking since 27 January (my CAS election date) as to what my favourite cloud might be. Cirrus are popular, but like you, perhaps, I settled for Cumulus, especially with a silver lining e.g.
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/photo-08059-2/The popular idiom is patently daft since not every cloud has a silver lining. In the CAS gallery, search for ‘silver lining’ and most of the responses come with rays, but I do not insist on rays. In your second para ‘ something obscure in the cloud formation.’ suggests to me ‘clouds that look like things’, very popular within CAS. But abstract shape, shine, shadow, tone and texture (which I often refer to as Armani-like) is equally fascinating e.g. as exemplified by Michael above.
Interesting post, Clifftop; thank you.
George Martin
Lucy in the sky with…
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/photo-02209/
Not sure why you get the gallery picture not the link, and on testing, the mouse pointer on the picture does not go to the CAS Gallery where I searched ‘Lucy’.
The Sound of Climate Change
Spitfire @ 80
N.B. The sound of the Merlin engine flying overhead is legendary, but today’s pilot told the BBC it does not sound so beautiful when you are piloting it.
P.S. Sorry about the ad but it is only 20 seconds.
Right at the end of that video clip, around 1:40 minutes, there is a glimpse of mountains – I was surprised how they loomed over the golf club which is the TPC Scottsdale, so I assume they are part of the McDowell Mountains.
Always something to appreciate, often a surprise, sometimes enigmatic like this one, MikeL; I don’t know how you do it, but thanks anyway.
Underneath Stratus, says The Handbook, is pannus, strictly known as Stratus fractus, and a five minute warning of rain. But it doesn’t rain in Phoenix, Az, or does it? In the clip of Hole 16 at the Phoenix Open it says around 1:20 minutes ‘it rained yesterday’ and there are some likely clouds in the clip too:
#3 is a nice lightning picture
Not sure what we are looking at here, MikeL. By tracks, are you meaning the undulations or that linear feature running across the middle which might be a distrail?
And would you agree Altocumulus, given cotton-wool balls, and light and shade, as distinct from shade free Cirrocumulus?
First, the picture does blow up with ‘Ctl +’ in Windows 7. Second it don’t help. Third you should allow for perspective.
I have only recently noticed my first contrails of the year in Hampshire, UK. Anything with a linear look does have to be considered a contrail candidate. The kink at the ‘top’ could be wind shear or a boundary layer.
Interesting snippet, Ayesha.
I love this one, MikeL, so much going on, great light, texture, wave, contrast etc. I am lost for words.
Paul, you are spot on – ‘internal waves’ are on pages 31/32 of Gavin’s book ‘The Wavewatcher’s Companion’ and I am sure he will enjoy this NASA picture and commentary.
‘H’
Eagles vs Drones
We have mentioned both in the CAS Forum, now they come together
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35519470P.S. Bernard Lagan reports in The Times (UK) 9FEB16 that Aussie black kites and brown falcons spread bush fires for their own benefit (flushing out prey).
Hiya, Paul, interesting indeed.
It seems to me NASA have their own terminology, since I have not seen ‘rope clouds’ in the popular media. Is there a NASA Glossary??
That being said, the term is obviously common among meteorologists (following one or two of the links even back to the 1980s).
Many thanks, ‘H’
