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Photographer |
Tim McNeilan |
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Date taken |
April 1, 2009 |
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Location |
Waverly, OH (Pike
County)
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Event |
Kelvin-Helmholtz
clouds |
Additional notes
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Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds
are a result of wind shear in a stable atmosphere. The wind speed
at the top of the cloud layer is faster than that at the bottom, which
rolls the cloud into wave shapes. These clouds form in stable
layers of the atmosphere, such as near a temperature inversion.
While Kelvin-Helmholtz waves are not uncommon in the atmosphere, it is
relatively rare to get the "breaking wave" cloud shapes shown here.
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