Lenticular cloud
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Lenticular clouds are stationary clouds that form mostly in the troposphere, typically in parallel alignment to the wind direction. They are often comparable in appearance to a lens or saucer. Nacreou
Dramatic lenticular cloud formation over Harold's Cross, Dublin
Lenticular cloud over the Antarctic ice near Scott Base
A lenticular cloud covers the summit crater of Mayon Volcano, Philippines.
Altocumulus cloud
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Altocumulus is a middle-altitude cloud genus that belongs mainly to the stratocumuliform physical category, characterized by globular masses or rolls in layers or patches – the individual elements bei
Lenticular cloud
…lens or saucer. Nacreous clouds that form in the lower stratosphere sometimes have lenticular shapes. There are three main types of lenticular clouds: altocumulus standing lenticular (ACSL), stratocumulus standing lenticular (SCSL), and cirrocumulus standing lenticular (CCSL), varying in altitude above the ground…
Altocumulus cloud formation
Some altocumulus floccus clouds take on a golden tinge due to Rayleigh scattering in Norah Head, New South Wales.
Altocumulus perlucidus
Altocumulus lenticularis