© Sergei Morozov
Slavyanskoye, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation.
Latitude: 54° 50' 6'' N
Longitude: 20° 57' 53'' E
16 August 2014 1201 (Local Time)
Camera direction: towards NW
Image P/S code: S.10.5
Image I.D.: 4771
CL = 9, CM = 6, CH = 1
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Cumulonimbus capillatus incus
The image shows a range of convective cloud in transition from Cumulus to Cumulonimbus. Of principal interest is the large white Cumulonimbus cloud of moderate to great vertical extent towards the right-hand side. The upper portion of the cloud is flattened with a cirriform appearance and fibrous structure, identifying the species as capillatus. The top is spreading out in the form of an anvil – the supplementary feature incus. Cumulus cloud in various stages of development can be seen, with smaller Cumulus mediocris towards the lower right and Cumulus congestus near the centre, identified by cauliflower sproutings. Small scraps of probable Stratocumulus cumulonimbogenitus and Altocumulus cumulonimbogenitus can also be seen on the right.
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© Sergei MorozovSlavyanskoye, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation.Latitude: 54° 50' 6'' NLongitude: 20° 57' 53'' E16 August 2014 1201 (Local Time)Camera direction: towards NWCL = 9, CM = 6, CH = 1Image P/S code: S.10.5Image I.D.: 4771
The synoptic chart earlier in the day shows a low of 995 hPa over the Kola Peninsula, Russia. A broad post-cold front trough of low pressure extends south-west over the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad to Poland and northern Germany.
© Deutscher Wetterdienst
Cumulonimbus capillatus praecipitatio incus mamma praecipitatio
This photo shows a Cumulonimbus capillatus cell with a well-developed symmetrical anvil (supplementary feature incus). The under surface of the incus shows mamma forming. To the left and behind is another, slightly more recent cell. Precipitation is falling from both of these cells at 1 and 2.
On the left edge is another cumuliform cell identified as Cumulus congestus. This cell is just about to transition to Cumulonimbus calvus. More Cumulus in different stages of development can be seen in many areas.
Cumulonimbus are described as "cloud factories" that may produce patches of Cirrrus spissatus, Altocumulus, Altostratus or Stratocumulus.
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© Mustafa Hayri AyvazIstanbul, İstanbul, TurkeyLatitude: 40° 52' 50'' NLongitude: 29° 12' 39'' E04 May 2016 1659 (Local Time)Camera direction: towards SECL = 9, CM = 6, CH = 3Image P/S code: P.10.5Image I.D.: 4775