Damavand Volcano, Tehran (Iran)
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Damavand Volcano, Tehran (Iran)

by Mostafa Ganjian, Tehran, Islamic Repablic of Iran

Featured on GeoLog, the official blog of the European Geosciences Union

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Konstantinos Kourtidis 13 years, 2 months ago

A nice cap cloud can be seen at the top of the mountain. Cap cloud is an orographic cloud that is formed over a mountain peak, formed by the cooling and condensation of moist air climbing up and over the peak. Cap clouds appear to remain stationary.