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Pak Nai, Lau Fau Shan, Hong Kong, China

Latitude: 22° 26' 6'' N

Longitude: 113° 56' 54'' E

15 July 2010 1828 (Local Time)
Camera direction: towards WSW

Image P/S code: S.9.3

Image I.D.: 5035

C_L = 2, C_M = 3, C_H = 8

Cumulus congestus and Cirrostratus with parhelion and partial 22° halo
Seen here are Cumulus congestus, narrow tower shearing, and patches of Altocumulus and Cirrostratus, with a partial 22° halo and a parhelion coming from the latter. A few Cirrus elements and a layer of haze (close to the ground) are illuminated by the low Sun.
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© Irene Ho
Pak Nai, Lau Fau Shan, Hong Kong, China
Latitude: 22° 26' 6'' N
Longitude: 113° 56' 54'' E
15 July 2010 1828 (Local Time)

Camera direction: towards WSW
C_L = 2, C_M = 3, C_H = 8
Image P/S code: S.9.3
Image I.D.: 5035
Cumulus congestus
Cumulus clouds are generally dense with sharp outlines, developing vertically in the form of rising mounds, domes or towers. Cumulus are normally detached clouds; while it is not possible to determine if these clouds are detached in this image, shadows on the sea just beyond the coast suggest a degree of separation of the main cells. They also have the characteristic very bright white sunlit parts; relatively dark and nearly horizontal base; and strong vertical extent associated with Cumulus. Significantly, the strong sprouting with sharp outlines and bulging upper parts that resemble a cauliflower at 4 and 5 determine the species to be congestus.
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© Alfons Puertas
Vallvidrera, Barcelona, Spain
Latitude: 41° 25' 6'' N
Longitude: 2° 7' 27'' E
15 September 2015 1406 (Local Time)

Camera direction: towards SE
C_L = 2, C_M = 0, C_H = 1
Image P/S code: P.9.3
Image I.D.: 4766

Cumulus congestus and Cirrostratus with parhelion and partial 22° halo

Cumulus congestus