Asperatus -- your new official cloud type!

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So it seems. Insane amount of jawdropping photos at that link.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fzq94YVbHHM/SspCoPXvfiI/AAAAAAAAjIw/V-roLx58Tlw/s1600-h/Asperatus_cloud_01.jpg

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 October 2009 17:18 (fifteen years ago)

shut-in asperatus rubes rejoice

modescalator (blueski), Tuesday, 6 October 2009 17:20 (fifteen years ago)

Sweet mother of mercy! That jpg! Who knew a cloud could be so... so... (shrugs hopelessly, in despair of words)

Aimless, Tuesday, 6 October 2009 18:21 (fifteen years ago)

titty-like?

babbies forming babbies (s1ocki), Tuesday, 6 October 2009 18:22 (fifteen years ago)

These are more commonly referred to as Ghostbusters clouds.

That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 6 October 2009 18:23 (fifteen years ago)

They may also be seen in Poltergeist. They seldom seem to bode well.

That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 6 October 2009 18:25 (fifteen years ago)

Anyway, cool pix, but I thought we were already referring to these types of clouds...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fzq94YVbHHM/SspBRCQBnTI/AAAAAAAAjEo/wz_fsqXl1kI/s1600-h/Asperatus_cloud_34.jpg

... as mammatus (ummm, yeah, "titty-like"). Have they been reclassified or something?

That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 6 October 2009 18:49 (fifteen years ago)

Ah, that is, these types of clouds:

http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream/synoptic/images/mammatus1_1.jpg

I give up if that don't work...

That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 6 October 2009 18:51 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.beigerecords.com/cory/Things_I_Made/uploads/Main/cloudsscroll.gif

carne asada, Tuesday, 6 October 2009 19:42 (fifteen years ago)

I think mammatus clouds are somewhat different to these - these ones look rougher, more ...twisty/swirly?

I love clouds.

ceci n'est pas une pipecock (Trayce), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 00:48 (fifteen years ago)

:0

Big King Buggle Sprayer (╓abies), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 03:49 (fifteen years ago)

I *never* see skies like this where I live :( These freakydeaky clouds seem very midwestern US or something.

ceci n'est pas une pipecock (Trayce), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 04:02 (fifteen years ago)

keep reading thread title as "asparagus" when i am scrolling.

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 04:39 (fifteen years ago)

Cloudy with a chance of etc.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 04:41 (fifteen years ago)

These freakydeaky clouds seem very midwestern US or something.

― ceci n'est pas une pipecock (Trayce), Tuesday, October 6, 2009 11:02 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

truth

butt sound insanity (gbx), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 04:42 (fifteen years ago)

When we lived in Arizona Kansas the skies always had little fluffy crazy sine wave clouds in 'em.

circles, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 04:46 (fifteen years ago)

I'd like a chance of etc.

ceci n'est pas une pipecock (Trayce), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 05:24 (fifteen years ago)

impossible question, what is this

power, corruption & plies (dyao), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 05:37 (fifteen years ago)

A couple of these photos are making me kinda homesick.

Big King Buggle Sprayer (╓abies), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 14:34 (fifteen years ago)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fzq94YVbHHM/SspCfBYLutI/AAAAAAAAjIA/aRSf5QyLzJk/s1600-h/Asperatus_cloud_07.jpg
otoh this makes me wanna move to an alien planet.

Big King Buggle Sprayer (╓abies), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 14:35 (fifteen years ago)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fzq94YVbHHM/SspCfBYLutI/AAAAAAAAjIA/aRSf5QyLzJk/s1600-h/Asperatus_cloud_07.jpg

?

Big King Buggle Sprayer (╓abies), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 14:36 (fifteen years ago)

Those are just some next level apocalyptic end of world cloud formations. Amazing. I sent that link to my bro who, living directly on SF Bay, is very interested in cloud formations.

...and the wizard blew his horn (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 14:43 (fifteen years ago)

some of these remind me of this maya lin wave field thing

http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/lin/MayaLIN.jpg

Mr. Que, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 14:46 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/lin/card2.html

Mr. Que, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 14:48 (fifteen years ago)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5140/largeasparagus.jpg

bamcquern, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 14:50 (fifteen years ago)

hmm maybe these are the same thing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXnkzeCU3bE

iiiijjjj, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:01 (fifteen years ago)


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