Lenticular Clouds

Mt. Rainier & Lenticular Clouds

author: aer suzuki : Mount Rainier National Park, WA

Mount Rainier National Park, Rainier pictured with Lenticular Clouds (altocumulus standing lenticularis) Lenticular Clouds are formed when damp wind moves over the crests of obstacles [mountains, rugged terrain] said obstacles form the wind into waves, the lenticulars sometimes materialize at the crests of these waves... Wikipedia explains it better : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_cloud ...except they use the word 'moist' (eeeeeeeeeeuuwwwwww) and I've been unable to discover why they're round, unless I'm missing something obvious. These shots have been around a while, they were taken in 2003 but...

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