Diamond Member SpaceMan 0 Posted October 29, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted October 29, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up New Zealand’s stunning scenery has famously provided the backdrop for fictional worlds in fantasy films. A unique cloud that forms over the Otago region of the country’s South Island also evokes the otherworldly, while very much existing in reality.NASA/Lauren Dauphin; USGS Landsat 8’s Operational Land Imager acquired this image of an elongated This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , locally nicknamed the “Taieri ****,” above New Zealand’s South Island on Sept. 7, 2024. Lenticular clouds form when prevailing winds encounter a topographic barrier, such as a mountain range. Wind that is forced to flow up and over the mountains creates a kind of wave in the atmosphere. Air cools at the crest of the wave, and the water vapor it contains condenses into clouds. Image credit: NASA/Lauren Dauphin; USGS This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/156860-nasa-a-particular-lenticular-cloud/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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