Kelvin Helmholtz Clouds
by Donna Kennedy
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Kelvin Helmholtz Clouds
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Donna Kennedy
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Photograph - Photographs
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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...
These clouds are seen on rare occasions. The Kelvin Helmholtz instability (after Lord Kelvin and Hermann von Helmholtz) can occur when there is velocity shear in a single continuous fluid, or where there is a velocity difference across the interface between two fluids. An example is wind blowing over water: The instability manifests in waves on the water surface. More generally, clouds, the ocean, Saturn's bands, Jupiter's Red Spot, and the sun's corona show this instability. Taken in Reno, NV
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March 22nd, 2013
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Julie Weber
What a catch! First i've heard of these clouds. Love the way you silhouette the land in some of these sky images
Darlene Kwiatkowski
These cloud formations are incredible! I don't see this in Jersey that's for sure!! :)) fv
Mick Anderson
You get far more wind-driven cloud patterns there in the Reno area than we get here in southern Oregon. When I spent time around Lake Tahoe I saw some wonderful cloud formations, but that was WAY before my digital days :)) Congrats on capturing this fantastic cloud pattern!!! Love it, love it, love it!!! :) F/V
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