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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus spotted over the mountains, from the Missouri River near Wolf Creek, Montana, US
A plethora of altocumulus lenticularis near Gulfoss, Iceland
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as "pile d'assiettes", a term used for a series of lenticular clouds, stacked one above the other, caused by wave motion in multiple humid layers of air, as seen here over the Sandia Mountains, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus captured via a photograph taken through a car windshield by Rhonda Spidell-Whitley, near Flagstaff, Arizona, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Piran, Slovenia
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus accompanied by Mt. Rainier in a majestic pairing near Seattle, Washington, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus spotted near Capdenac, Lot, France
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as pile d'assiettes, spotted over Hexham, Northumberland, England
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicates with cumulus fractus in the foreground, spotted over Patagonia, Argentina
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus over Gorbea, a mountain with a height of 1,482 meters above sea level, in the Basque Country, Spain
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus spotted over Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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A classic example of altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, spotted over Picinisco, Lazio, Italy
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus near Brighton, Colorado, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, which is also known via the French term, 'pile d'assiettes', for a 'stack of plates'. This classic example was spotted over Lake Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, US.
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Multiple displays of altocumulus lenticularis, including an example of lenticularis duplicatus, which is also known via the French term, 'pile d'assiettes', for a 'stack of plates'. These classic examples of lenticularis were spotted near Antelope Valley, California, US.
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Classic example of an Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as "pile d'assiettes", spotted over Langfjordbotn, Finnmark, Norway.
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