the dossiers – Asperatus clouds

Asperatus clouds

A new cloud classification — the first new classification since 1951.

First seen in 2005/2006

Clouds look like the agitated surface of the ocean — called undulus asperatus, Latin for “rough” [wiki]

Discovered by Jane Wiggins of Des Moines, Iowa, who snapped a digital photo from a downtown office building in June 2006. [togalleries/new-cloud-pictures/images/primary/090603-01-new-cloud-pictures_big.jpg">pic]

First published on July 8th, 2009 at 2:57 pm