Cumulonimbus Pileus Cloud
Pileus clouds are fine and transient layers of condensed water vapour that appear as thin caps atop of towering cumulus clouds. They form through the lifting of moist air layers by strong convective updrafts and often indicate the transition into a cumulonimbus cloud that is capable to produce severe weather.
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Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Bastian Kirsch (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
2.3 MB
Width
3530 px
Height
2345 px
Aspect
706:469
Taken
May 2018
Coordinates
53.2440, 9.8331
Tint
Pinkish gray
Submitted
15 February 2019
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