Clouds

[Dreamwoven]

This link to earthsky shows some beautiful high polar stratosphere clouds: http://earthsky.org/earth/wow-polar-stratospheric-clouds

We had some like this, though not quite as dramatic, that could be seen from home.

Anyone in the Cloud Appreciation Society (https://cloudappreciationsociety.org)?

The 1967 song "Both Sides Now" by Judy Collins is still one of my favourites, clouds being one of the subjects, the other being love.

[YesNo]

I am not a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society, but I am looking forward to what you will post in your new thread.

[Dreamwoven]

I didn't intend this to be more than one post, YesNo. But if others contribute it may well develop that way.

I also am not a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society.

[Danik 2016]

9798A picture of a group of clouds I took some days ago, from the plane (The date is wrong):

[North Star]

I've never heard of the Cloud Appreciation Society, but I certainly do appreciate them, and also John Constable's cloud studies.

https://unstablestates.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/p1030396.jpg


And I do like to photograph clouds...

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/677/22695682834_b03dbe757d.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AzxiNs)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7462/16051841800_5ce26e2639.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsrTk7)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8406/29657339215_64c9590372.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MbHBGK)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3869/15331120752_0578a355d7.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pmL159)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/364/20466505521_2855b50389.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xbyc3R)

[Danik 2016]

Lol! A cloud dialogue (very modestly on my part). I specially like the last one.

[North Star]

Thanks, yes, I too like that last one particularly well.

[Dreamwoven]

Hole-punch clouds over southern California: http://earthsky.org/todays-image/hole-punch-clouds-over-southern-california

[Dreamwoven]

Contrail Shadows: http://earthsky.org/todays-image/contrail-shadow-tangent-arc-jan-2017

These are odd, neither jet trails nor the play of light.

[Dreamwoven]

We have just had the spring equinox, and this time of the year we have high cirrus clouds and temps in the low plus degrees. The cirrus clouds show up at dawn and dusk very well, changing colour as the sun rises and sets. Today it is quite warm, nice for a short walk.

[Dreamwoven]

There is now an online cloud atlas: http://www.livescience.com/58381-new-clouds-added-to-international-atlas.html.

See this, for example: An undulating asperitas cloud.

[Dreamwoven]

Clouds on Jupiter...https://www.universetoday.com/134966/juno-sees-overlapping-colliding-clouds-jupiter/

[Dreamwoven]

http://earthsky.org/earth/kelvin-helmholzt-clouds

[Danik 2016]

Beautiful images! Never heard about that kind of cloud grouping. I noticed that several of this images where taken in Rio de Janeiro.

[Dreamwoven]

Yes, I was surprised at the variety of cloud formations, so now I understand why "cloud-spotting" is a popular pastime.

[Danik 2016]

For cloud lovers. I didn´t know there were so many different types:

Ten Basic Cloud Types

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/clouds/cloudwise/types.html

[Dreamwoven]

Just love the 10 basic cloud types, Danik. Gives one a feel for the variation and breadth of vision.

[Danik 2016]

Me too!:)

[Danik 2016]

Cloud photos by photographers of different countries:

https://unsplash.com/search/photos/clouds

[Dreamwoven]

A great collection of pics. Some of them are quite ordinary, but others are just amazing. The way they can pile up in the sky.

[Danik 2016]

Some more interesting cloud photos:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2017/mar/23/stunning-new-cloud-formations-captured-in-updated-atlas-in-pictures

[Dreamwoven]

Wow, some of those images are quite remarkable! The first one "wave-like asperitus" and later one catching mini-tornados are especially interesting.

[Danik 2016]

I was impressed too by the quality of the pictures.

[Danik 2016]

Impressive cloud video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obclZDUAeSY

[Dreamwoven]

The brief video is very mellowing to watch, I enjoyed it.

[Danik 2016]

Thanks, DW! I thought so too.

[Dreamwoven]

http://earthsky.org/todays-image/clouds-near-australia-gravity-waves-satellite-image

[Danik 2016]

A very unusual pattern indeed. Reminds me of feathers on a wing.

[Dreamwoven]

Yes, even ships leave their mark on the seas...

http://earthsky.org/todays-image/space-image-signs-of-ships-in-the-clouds

[Danik 2016]

An unusual pattern, DW.

[Danik 2016]

A study linking cloud forms and climate changes.

http://www.slate.com/technology/2018/01/what-the-doomsday-clock-doesnt-tell-us.html

[Danik 2016]

A study linking cloud forms and climate changes.

http://www.slate.com/technology/2018/01/what-the-doomsday-clock-doesnt-tell-us.html

[Dreamwoven]

That link doesn't work for me.

[Dreamwoven]

Try this one: http://earthsky.org/earth/what-are-cloud-streets?

[Danik 2016]

That link doesn't work for me.

It doesn´t work for me any more, but it can´t be taken out.

[Danik 2016]

Try this one: http://earthsky.org/earth/what-are-cloud-streets?

This one is fine.

[Danik 2016]

Clouds and climate change:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt9z0H9IxiE

[Dreamwoven]

Mammutus Clouds: http://earthsky.org/earth/amazing-photos-of-mammatus-clouds?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=630e2078fd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-630e2078fd-395288309

[Danik 2016]

Interesting formation, DW. I think I never observed them before.

[cacian]

An interesting thread Danik.
I have a question
clouds are as a result water condensation. Water is all around the planet. We are the main users and therefore anything to do with clouds is linked to the way we use or alter water and therefore climate change is linked to human activities.

[Danik 2016]

I agree with you, cacian. What is your question?

[cacian]

I agree with you, cacian. What is your question?

Oh sorry Danik I think the question was going to be about
Is the water that we use/alter transform on planet earth is responsible for clouds made to look they are the reason for climate change?

[Dreamwoven]

"Mammatus clouds are pouch-like protrusions hanging from the undersides of clouds, usually thunderstorm anvil clouds but other types of clouds as well. Composed primarily of ice, these cloud pouches can extend hundreds of miles in any direction, remaining visible in your sky for perhaps 10 or 15 minutes at a time. People associate them with severe weather, and it’s true they can appear around, before or after a storm. Contrary to myth, they don’t continue extending downward to form tornados, but they are interesting in part because they’re formed by sinking air. Most clouds are formed by rising air. Mammatus clouds can appear ominous. But, in a way that’s so common in nature, their dangerous aspect goes hand in hand with a magnificent beauty."

They are not all that common, that is true.

[Danik 2016]

Oh sorry Danik I think the question was going to be about
Is the water that we use/alter transform on planet earth is responsible for clouds made to look they are the reason for climate change?

I never gave a thought to that, cacian.

But here are some facts about cloud formation:
https://sciencestruck.com/cloud-formation-how-do-clouds-form

[Danik 2016]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiFyg0i9K3M