Phenomena : Standing Lenticular

Phenomena : Standing Lenticular

This is a shot of mount Ranier at sunrise. I don't know when this occurred, but this type of cloud formation is called a "standing lenticular" and is caused by high winds in the upper layers of the atmosphere. Pretty spectacular, no?

John Pletting - Vancouver WA





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4 Feb 2012 : 38.107.179.217 : Phenomena : Standing Lenticular