TY - JOUR
T1 - When clouds raise an eyebrow
T2 - the case for a new supplementary cloud feature ‘Supercilium'
AU - Graham, Edward
AU - Pretor‐Pinney, Gavin
N1 - © 2022 The Authors. Weather published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the Royal Meteorological Society.
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PY - 2022/11/8
Y1 - 2022/11/8
N2 - In 2017, the World Meteorological Organization accepted 12 revisions to the International Cloud Atlas, including the introduction of a new supplementary cloud feature, asperitas. Here, we present compelling photographic evidence gathered over recent years, which argues the case for an additional new cloud feature, ‘supercilium’, to be also considered for inclusion in the Atlas, which at present lacks a precise category or description of these clouds. ‘Supercilium’ are short-lived cloud features, which appear in turbulent airflow over, and to the immediate lee of, steep mountain peaks during periods of strong mountain summit level winds.
AB - In 2017, the World Meteorological Organization accepted 12 revisions to the International Cloud Atlas, including the introduction of a new supplementary cloud feature, asperitas. Here, we present compelling photographic evidence gathered over recent years, which argues the case for an additional new cloud feature, ‘supercilium’, to be also considered for inclusion in the Atlas, which at present lacks a precise category or description of these clouds. ‘Supercilium’ are short-lived cloud features, which appear in turbulent airflow over, and to the immediate lee of, steep mountain peaks during periods of strong mountain summit level winds.
U2 - 10.1002/wea.4322
DO - 10.1002/wea.4322
M3 - Article
SN - 0043-1656
VL - 77
SP - 383
EP - 385
JO - Weather
JF - Weather
IS - 11
ER -