Cloud Cache Series - Altostratus Undulatus Traditional Cache
Cloud Cache Series - Altostratus Undulatus
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Quick P&G. Camo'd plastic container. Original contents include some small trinkets for the kiddies, a log book and pencil. Four quarters for the FTF.
This is part of our Cloud Cache Series (this cache was formerly named "Learn Dutch - De Boom")
The altostratus undulatus is a type of low altocumulus cloud with signature undulations within it. These undulations may be visible (usually as "wavy bases"), but frequently they are indiscernible to the naked eye. These formations will generally appear in the early stages of destabilizing return flows, especially over the southern plains of the United States, when the surface temperature is still relatively cool. The wavy strips of clouds are generally near an inversion surface.
Also referred to as billow clouds, wind row clouds, or wave clouds, variations of the undulatus can be elements that have merged or single elements that have stretched through the sky. They often run parallel, but can also appear to interweave across the sky, especially if dual wave systems are seen (also referred to as biundulatus).Gravity waves aligned normally to the direction of the wind can show wide, near-parallel cloud strips.
*Congrats to TriggerMN on his FTF*
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