Lenticular clouds (from Latin lenticularis 'lentil-shaped', from lenticula 'lentil') are stationary clouds that form mostly in the troposphere, typically...

genitus mother cloud. Altocumulus lenticularis (Ac len lenticular cloud) is a lens-shaped middle cloud which can resemble flying saucers and may occasionally...

Duplicatus clouds appear as stratocumulus clouds with two or more layers or sheets. Stratocumulus duplicatus is common on species lenticularis or lenticular cloud...

Glossary of botanical terms § lenticular Lenticular cloud, a lens-shaped cloud Lenticular galaxy, a lens-shaped galaxy Lenticular (geology), adjective describing...

called scarf cloud or cap cloud, is a small, horizontal, lenticular cloud appearing above a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud. Pileus clouds are often short-lived...

presence of lee waves. A pileus or cap cloud, similar to a lenticular cloud, may form above the mountain or cumulus cloud generating the wave. Adiabatic compression...

cirriform-lenticular water ice nacreous PSCs. Aurora Circumhorizontal arc Cloud iridescence Noctilucent clouds "Polar stratospheric clouds / Observations"...

cap cloud is a special form of the lenticular cloud with a base low enough that it forms around and covers the peak, capping it. A chinook arch cloud is...

stratospheric cloud (mother of pearl) Sometimes known as type 2, a thin usually cirriform or lenticular (stratocumuliform) looking cloud based from about...

Taieri Pet is a lenticular cloud formation that occurs in the Strath-Taieri region of Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. The cloud formation is created...

Föhn cloud or Foehn cloud is any cloud associated with a Föhn (Foehn), usually an orographic cloud, a mountain wave cloud, or a lenticular cloud. Föhn...

The nor'west arch is a band of high white lenticular cloud that forms on the eastern side of New Zealand's South Island and which looks like an arch in...

altocumulus, cirrocumulus, lenticular, and cirrus clouds. They sometimes appear as bands parallel to the edge of the clouds. Iridescence is also seen in...

product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle...

used in VOLMET broadcasts. Cloud coverage is reported by the number of "oktas" (eighths) of the sky that is occupied by cloud. Automated substation substitutes...

pressurized cockpits. This lift is often marked by long, stationary lenticular (lens-shaped) clouds lying perpendicular to the wind. A mountain wave was used to...

iridescence. It is a type of lenticular cloud. Altocumulus lenticularis Cirrocumulus lenticularis "Stratocumulus clouds". Met Office. Retrieved 2021-11-19...

of clouds), and atmospheric phenomena such as clouds, dust and fog (including unusual cloud formations such as lenticular clouds, noctilucent clouds, rainbow...

than lenticular cap clouds form. However, if the air becomes sufficiently moist and unstable, orographic showers or thunderstorms may appear. Clouds formed...

irregular galaxies: M82, NGC 1427A, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud. Elliptical and lenticular galaxies are commonly referred to together as "early-type"...

also form wave clouds. This occurs as the convection forces a wave or lenticular wave cloud into the more stable air above. Wave clouds are typically mid-...

(orographic lift). If the air is generally stable, nothing more than lenticular cap clouds will form. However, if the air becomes sufficiently moist and unstable...

proximity of Mount Shasta and are speculated in local legends to be lenticular clouds hiding Lemurian motherships visiting the hidden city of Telos. Bigfoot...

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Nor'west arch. cap cloud An approximately stationary cloud on or hovering above an isolated mountain peak. See also pileus and lenticular cloud. capacity The...

Michael Pidwirny (2008). CHAPTER 8: Introduction to the Hydrosphere (e). Cloud Formation Processes. Physical Geography. Retrieved on 2009-01-01. Paul E...

areas of lift and sink. The top of each wave peak is often marked by lenticular cloud formations. Convergence Another form of lift results from the convergence...

flow patterns and turbulence, such as rotors, which can be topped by lenticular clouds. Strong updrafts, downdrafts, and eddies develop as the air flows...

The Moazagotl is an orographic lenticular cloud formed by the Foehn wind on the northern (lee) side of the Giant Mountains in Silesia (Poland, the Czech...

land hemisphere land lighthouse landspout lapse rate Lemon technique lenticular cloud level of free convection (LFC) life zone lifted condensation level...