Altocumulus asperitas

Université de Lille / Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, Lille, France

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Asperitas is characterized by localized waves in the cloud base, either smooth or dappled with smaller features, sometimes descending into sharp points, as if viewing a roughened sea surface from below. (text from https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/clouds-supplementary-features-asperitas.html)

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Type Image Format JPG Size 503.3 KB Width 1280 px Height 960 px Aspect 4:3 Brand Sony Model DSC-P200 Exposure 12 mm f/7.1 1/100 s ISO 100 Taken 14 August 2008 Coordinates 44.1267, 3.7605 Tint Bluish gray Submitted 29 August 2018