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- Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:13 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Asperitas Clouds Over New Zealand (2018 Aug 19)
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Re: APOD: Asperitas Clouds Over New Zealand (2018 Aug 19)
"Formally recognized as a distinct cloud type only last year" -- asperitas is not a cloud type (species) but a supplementary feature. Like mammatus clouds. The asperitas supplementay feature is usually associated with stratocumulus or altocumulus clouds. I would consider the clouds in the ...