On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:42:28 -0000, Skywise
wrote:

"Michael Mcneil" wrote in
news:f88a03099cb362655b5e6165fab88819.45219@mygat e.mailgate.org:

Odd behaviour on this site:

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/comp/cmoll/cmoll.html

As well as the cloud
Snipola

that seems
to have held station over the Andes all through the sequences shown,
Snipola

You call yourself "weatherlawyer" and are always yapping about
weather stuff. Just how much do you really know about weather?

I suggest you get a good book or two on the topic.

He should start with "The young boys big picture book of clouds" It's
about his level.


In the case of these clouds you mention, perhaps you should google
around for "orographic lift".

Here, I've even done the hard part for you...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orographic_lift

Brian

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