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Asperitas (formerly known as Undulatus asperatus) is a cloud formation first popularized and proposed as a type of cloud in 2009 by Gavin Pretor-Pinney of the Cloud Appreciation Society. Added to the International Cloud Atlas as a supplementary feature in March 2017, it is the first cloud formation added since cirrus intortus in 1951. [ 2 ]
Mammatus cloud seen at Puthenpeedika, India Mammatus clouds formation in Coimbatore, India Mammatus clouds over the Nepal Himalayas. Mammatus (also called mamma [1] or mammatocumulus, meaning "mammary cloud") is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud, although they may be attached to other classes of parent clouds.
In pictures: Fiery sunsets and UFO-like clouds. January 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM. ... BBC Weather Watchers have been treated this week to red skies at night in the mornings - and unusual cloud formations.
Mammatus clouds filled the sky over Bucks County on Sunday night, June 30, 2024, giving a treat of orange and pink fluffy clouds and filling social media with the spectacular sky.
Clouds of the genus nimbostratus tend to bring constant precipitation and low visibility. This cloud type normally forms above 2 kilometres (6,600 ft) [10] from altostratus cloud but tends to thicken into the lower levels during the occurrence of precipitation. The top of a nimbostratus deck is usually in the middle level of the troposphere.
Cloud with limited vertical height with a length much bigger than their height: Cu Lenticularis: len: Lens or almond shaped clouds that are stationary in the sky: Sc, Ac, Cc Mediocris: med: Clouds of moderate height that are around equal height and length, growing upwards: Cu Nebulosus: neb: Featureless sheet of cloud with no structure: St, Cs ...
The altocumulus undulatus is a mid-level cloud (about 8,000–20,000 ft or 2,400–6,100 m), usually white or grey with layers or patches containing undulations that resemble "waves" or "ripples" in water.
Tennessee IT specialist Bradley Dawson gets life in prison for the murder of pharmacist wife Christe Chen on their honeymoon at an exclusive private island resort in Fiji.