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Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds

Kelvin-Helmholtz is the scientific name for this impressive cloud formation. They are also known as billow clouds, shear-gravity clouds, KHI clouds, or Kelvin-Helmholtz billows. ' Fluctus ' is the Latin word for "billow" or "wave" and this may also be used to describe the cloud formation, though that most often occurs in scientific journals.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 10.2021
Photo Location: BERWICK, Australia
Camera: DMC-G10
Copyright: © Steven Sandner