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Stratocumulus lenticularis

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52: 27:. It forms as a result of atmospheric waves caused by wind passing over obstacles; for example, a mountain or a building. They are more common in locations that are hilly, or places where foehn winds are common They tend to look more well-defined when a 130: 165: 110: 187: 105: 20: 161: 32: 155: 222: 217: 51: 36: 211: 28: 188:"Stratocumulus lenticularis (Sc len) | International Cloud Atlas" 24: 70: 31:
is causing their formation. They also sometimes show
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cloud type, its appearance is that of a flat lens or
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Mountain Meteorology: Fundamentals and Applications
89: 79: 69: 61: 44: 19:is an uncommon cloud type that belongs to the 8: 50: 160:. Oxford University Press. p. 87. 122: 41: 7: 93:Flat stratocumuliform lens or almond 14: 1: 239: 56:Stratocumulus lenticularis 45:Stratocumulus lenticularis 17:Stratocumulus lenticularis 111:Cirrocumulus lenticularis 49: 106:Altocumulus lenticularis 154:Whiteman, C.D. (2000). 131:"Stratocumulus clouds" 192:cloudatlas.wmo.int 35:. It is a type of 97: 96: 230: 202: 201: 199: 198: 184: 178: 177: 175: 174: 151: 145: 144: 142: 141: 127: 54: 42: 37:lenticular cloud 238: 237: 233: 232: 231: 229: 228: 227: 208: 207: 206: 205: 196: 194: 186: 185: 181: 172: 170: 168: 153: 152: 148: 139: 137: 129: 128: 124: 119: 102: 84: 57: 12: 11: 5: 236: 234: 226: 225: 220: 210: 209: 204: 203: 179: 166: 146: 121: 120: 118: 115: 114: 113: 108: 101: 98: 95: 94: 91: 87: 86: 85:(2000-7000 ft) 81: 77: 76: 73: 67: 66: 63: 59: 58: 55: 47: 46: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 235: 224: 221: 219: 216: 215: 213: 193: 189: 183: 180: 169: 167:9780198030447 163: 159: 158: 150: 147: 136: 132: 126: 123: 116: 112: 109: 107: 104: 103: 99: 92: 88: 82: 78: 75:stratocumulus 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 53: 48: 43: 40: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 21:stratocumulus 18: 195:. Retrieved 191: 182: 171:. Retrieved 156: 149: 138:. Retrieved 134: 125: 62:Abbreviation 16: 15: 33:iridescence 212:Categories 197:2021-11-19 173:2021-11-19 140:2021-11-19 135:Met Office 117:References 90:Appearance 83:500-2000 m 29:foehn wind 100:See also 80:Altitude 65:strt len 223:Stratus 218:Cumulus 164:  25:almond 71:Genus 162:ISBN 214:: 190:. 133:. 39:. 200:. 176:. 143:.

Index

stratocumulus
almond
foehn wind
iridescence
lenticular cloud

Genus
Altocumulus lenticularis
Cirrocumulus lenticularis
"Stratocumulus clouds"
Mountain Meteorology: Fundamentals and Applications
ISBN
9780198030447
"Stratocumulus lenticularis (Sc len) | International Cloud Atlas"
Categories
Cumulus
Stratus

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