Wellington Lenticular Clouds

August 14, 2008

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Provided and Copyright by: Sarah Wheaton
Summary Author and Editor: Jim Foster, Sarah Wheaton

This photo shows several lovely lenticular clouds, illuminated from below by the rising Sun, over Wellington, New Zealand. These lens-shaped, mid-level wave clouds are most frequently observed when stable, nearly saturated air flows across mountainous terrain. Photo taken on March 8, 2008.