Technically not an “Airline image” hence why I posted this here.
Had to fly to Edinburgh last Wednesday, and when on departure from Edinburgh back to Bristol I saw my first lenticular cloud, I know it’s probably nothing special to alot of people but if you google it you’ll get alot more info.
By: Ren Frew - 30th May 2006 at 12:07
Having seen Moondance’s shots, I’m off to bed to sulk……. :diablo:
Me too, I miss those shots from the sharp end ! 😀
By: Future Pilot - 30th May 2006 at 10:00
They can occur on a very largescale.
That’s just immense! 😮 look’s very intemidating from that angle 😀 .
Very interesting thread this with some fantastic pictures to boot 🙂 😎 .
By: Vega ECM - 30th May 2006 at 06:37
Happiness is ……sky surfing* one of those those big lenticulars, in silence, climbing at 1000-2000 fpm, up to 20 – 30000 feet.
* in a glider
By: Grey Area - 29th May 2006 at 23:13
Having seen Moondance’s shots, I’m off to bed to sulk……. :diablo:
By: bmi-star - 29th May 2006 at 22:08
Moondance, one of next years phyical geog assinments is cloud formations, do you mind if i can use your pics for them? I’ll give you credit in my presenation at the end of the semester?? 😀
By: bostin01 - 29th May 2006 at 22:01
Some stunning pics there!! 😀
I love clouds too, well anything met related. 🙂
Here’s a link to Net-Weather, which I’m a member of.This thread is a tutorial about clouds.
http://www.netweather.tv/forum/index.php?showtopic=1530
Cheers
Kev 🙂
P.S. Can anyone identify the airliner in Moondances last pic???? :p :diablo: 😀 :confused:
By: LBARULES - 29th May 2006 at 21:38
Moondance….. your job really does give the best views! What fabulous shots!
By: Moondance - 29th May 2006 at 20:07
Forgive a young, keen new geographer but would I be right in thinking Lenticular’s are special for their large flat surfaces and often form in areas of high altitudes e.g. Mountains,
Wozza
Yes and yes…see the the Wikipedia explanation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_cloud
By: wozza - 29th May 2006 at 19:53
Forgive a young, keen new geographer but would I be right in thinking Lenticular’s are special for their large flat surfaces and often form in areas of high altitudes e.g. Mountains,
Wozza
By: Moondance - 29th May 2006 at 17:51
They can occur on a very large scale.
Pic 1 over the Sierra Nevada east of AGP. Pics 2 & 3 a huge lenticular forming in standing waves over the Pyrennes.
Takes a lot to beat a good CB though……..
By: Deano - 29th May 2006 at 17:24
Pileus caps are mainly ice crystals which form at relatively high level? i.e. cirroform above convective activity?
This Lenticular was much much lower than that, and slightly downwind of the hills involved, I am waiting to hear back from our MET guy from my ATPL studies, he’ll comfirm once he has received it
Dean
By: Grey Area - 29th May 2006 at 15:11
Is that a lenticular cloud, or is it a pileus cap? :diablo:
By: bmi-star - 29th May 2006 at 14:56
As a Geographer i am amazed by cloud formations, and you’ll find a number of them on my HD, but that is simply stunning!
By: Newforest - 29th May 2006 at 14:30
I like the lenticulars.
They are the only ones, apart from Cu and Cu Nim, that I can actually name 🙁
Moggy
Surely you can spell ‘Cirrus’ Moth! Hello to Moggy, haven’t the mods. been quiet lately, are we all becoming subservient? Must be the lack of an A***a O** thread. Don’t forget the http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/ 😀
By: Moggy C - 29th May 2006 at 13:18
I like the lenticulars.
They are the only ones, apart from Cu and Cu Nim, that I can actually name 🙁
Moggy
By: Deano - 29th May 2006 at 13:05
Cheers Tom
The examples on Google are alot more “severe”, which is typical of the weather phenomena you get in other countries
By: LBARULES - 29th May 2006 at 13:01
Wow that’s awesome!
Just done a quick Google, will have a proper read later!
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