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Offline Garth Bock

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Very interesting clouds
« on: December 19, 2011, 03:06:46 PM »
This is a really different cloud formation !

http://gizmodo.com/5869393/these-waves-are-made-of-clouds

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Re: Very interesting clouds
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2011, 06:11:35 PM »
Wild clouds! The met's description in the article makes sense but the paragraph right after about "The same waves have been photographed in Saturn's atmosphere ..." is a bit confusing in comparison. 

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Re: Very interesting clouds
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2011, 07:42:39 PM »
Upside down tornadoes??  :lol:

Those are very interesting! Never seen anything like that! What would those clouds be classified as? Thanks for sharing Garth
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Re: Very interesting clouds
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2011, 09:47:01 PM »
Upside down tornadoes??  :lol:

Those are very interesting! Never seen anything like that! What would those clouds be classified as? Thanks for sharing Garth

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Re: Very interesting clouds
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2011, 05:59:09 PM »
Hmm..Never heard of that kind before Jason..Thanks for sharing! :-)
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