Cloud Formation – Mysterious Morning Glory

January 11, 2012 by  
Filed under Nature

Cloud Formation – Mysterious Morning Glory:
The Morning Glory cloud is a rare meteorological phenomenon observed in Northern Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria. A Morning Glory cloud is a roll cloud that can be up to 1000 kilometers long, 1 to 2 kilometers high, and can move at speeds up to 60 kilometers per hour. The Morning Glory is often accompanied by sudden wind squalls, intense low-level wind shear, a rapid increase in the vertical displacement of air parcels, and a sharp pressure jump at the surface.

Mysterious Morning Glory

Mysterious Morning Glory

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