Meteorology Monday

[Douglas Sherman]

Jim has asked me to start a continuing Monday thread about clouds and weather. Each week I will identify a specific cloud type or weather event with an image and ask contributors to add an image depicting the same type of cloud in a landscape or cloudscape of their own. Hopefully this will be fun.

Below is a chart that shows some basic forms of clouds but as we will see, there are many varieties of these clouds which make for beautiful images. The basic tenets for cloud classification are altitude, shape, and specific activity associated with them.

Let's get started. This week we will begin with "fair weather cumulus," Cumulus or the Latin name: Cumulus Humilis. These are fluffy clouds with very little vertical development. The lack of vertical activity means that the air is stable, and thus they will not produce precipitation. Please pile on with your Cumulus clouds.

Here are some examples:

Cathedral Rocks, Sedona, AZ

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ

Agathla Peak near Kayenta, AZ

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat topic - and one of my favorite subjects. My fair weather cumulus shot is one from the landslide debris slopes below Table Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge. Bonneville Dam is just out of the frame on the left and Beacon Rock is visible just to the right of center.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Neat topic - and one of my favorite subjects. My fair weather cumulus shot is one from the landslide debris slopes below Table Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge. Bonneville Dam is just out of the frame on the left and Beacon Rock is visible just to the right of center.

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Excellent image, Alan.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Interesting topic and something I am sure I'll learn from.

Vermilion Lakes, Banff

 

[dan swiger]

Here's a few

Red Rock Canyon

Yosemite Valley

Bristlecone Pines

 

[John Holbrook]

“Meteorology Monday”—great topic Doug! I’m sure this will be a very popular and educational theme as well. Perhaps in addition to my post here tomorrow, I’ll step outside to take a quick photo to include here—I’m sure you will be more accurate with the forecast than our local weatherman!

 

[dan swiger]

Interesting topic and something I am sure I'll learn from.

Vermilion Lakes, Banff

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Sweet composition here. The illuminated tree line, clouds AND reflections

 

[JimFox]

Thanks so much for starting this, I can tell already that this is going to be really fun.

I am in New Mexico, so it might be a day or two before I can add some clouds.

 

[BlackRockArt]

Jim has asked me to start a continuing Monday thread about clouds and weather. Each week I will identify a specific cloud type or weather event with an image and ask contributors to add an image depicting the same type of cloud in a landscape or cloudscape of their own. Hopefully this will be fun.

Below is a chart that shows some basic forms of clouds but as we will see, there are many varieties of these clouds which make for beautiful images. The basic tenets for cloud classification are altitude, shape, and specific activity associated with them.

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Let's get started. This week we will begin with "fair weather cumulus," Cumulus or the Latin name: Cumulus Humilis. These are fluffy clouds with very little vertical development. The lack of vertical activity means that the air is stable, and thus they will not produce precipitation. Please pile on with your Cumulus clouds.

Here are some examples:

Cathedral Rocks, Sedona, AZ
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Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
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Agathla Peak near Kayenta, AZ
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Doug, great topic. love it.

Oliver

 

[Douglas Sherman]

“Meteorology Monday”—great topic Doug! I’m sure this will be a very popular and educational theme as well. Perhaps in addition to my post here tomorrow, I’ll step outside to take a quick photo to include here—I’m sure you will be more accurate with the forecast than our local weatherman!

Thanks for the kind words, John. I look forward to your contribution.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Doug, great topic. love it.

Oliver

Thanks, Oliver. I look forward to your contributions which are always very nice.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Thanks so much for starting this, I can tell already that this is going to be really fun.

I am in New Mexico, so it might be a day or two before I can add some clouds.

Thanks, Jim. I am looking forward to your post in this thread.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Here's a few

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Red Rock Canyon

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Yosemite Valley

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Bristlecone Pines

Great examples here, Dan. Thanks for contributing.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Interesting topic and something I am sure I'll learn from.

Vermilion Lakes, Banff

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Great image, Jameel. I always look forward to your posts.

 

[John Holbrook]

Natural Bridges National Monument, UT (I think these are cumulus clouds).

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Bishop, CA

 

[BlackRockArt]

Davenport Clouds

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Natural Bridges National Monument, UT (I think these are cumulus clouds).

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They are, John. Nice image.

 

[John Holbrook]

Davenport Clouds

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Wow!

 

[Ben Egbert]

I am also on the road but this is a great subject and I wil try to participate in future posts