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Offline NorCal Dan

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Tsunami Clouds
« on: December 20, 2011, 03:49:41 PM »
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/giant-tsunami-shape-clouds-roll-across-alabama-sky-192102289.html

Makes me wonder what weather conditions would produce these ground clouds...nature sure is amazing...

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Re: Tsunami Clouds
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2011, 05:45:32 PM »
Hi Dan
There is a similar pattern in one of my weather books, they maybe a variation of the Kelvin-Helmholtz waves. 
My dial-up connection does not allow for efficient surfing, maybe you will have better luck verifying my book.
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Re: Tsunami Clouds
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2012, 10:41:25 PM »
Wind shear at high level for the layman understanding

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Re: Tsunami Clouds
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2012, 08:01:25 AM »
Once again nature provides the best art.

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Re: Tsunami Clouds
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2012, 11:04:18 PM »
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There is a similar pattern in one of my weather books, they maybe a variation of the Kelvin-Helmholtz waves. 
yes , along those lines
Have seen them here even :)

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