The Cloud Collector's Handbook by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

The Cloud Collector's Handbook by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Author:Gavin Pretor-Pinney [Gavin Pretor-Pinney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sky Observation, Nature, General
ISBN: 9781452105185
Google: Y4VvaRDm_FkC
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2009-01-02T00:00:00+00:00


Over Mount Youtei, Hokkaido, Japan, by Michael Davenport (Member 14217)

A cap cloud, known to some as a pink-fluffy-bobble-hat cloud.

CLOUD-COLLECTING POINTS:

30 points: Cap or banner cloud

20 points: Bonus for a cap in layers or a banner cloud showing turbulent whirls

Typical altitudes: around, or just above, a mountain summit.

Precipitation: from cap (but rare).

Don’t confuse with: pileus, Stratus or Stratocumulus.

Over Mount Rainier, Washington, US, by Ryan Verwest (Member 13523)

The mother-in-law-at-a-wedding cap cloud.



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