Orographic Wave Clouds over the Strait of Messina
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Orographic Wave Clouds over the Strait of Messina

by Olimpia Bruno

Over the Strait of Messina, a lenticular cloud forms at the crest of an atmospheric wave above the sea and a line of coastal rocks. Undulating cirrostratus and thinner, widely spaced streaks trace the airflow aloft, shaped by the interaction of stable winds with the surrounding topography.