Satellite spies gigantic ‘fuzzball’ clouds spreading near Australia coast
A person lounging on a patch of grass dreaming up images in the clouds will typically have only the familiar puffs and streaks to work with. But a satellite passing overhead can see an entirely different canvas.
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Tau.Neutrino said:
Satellite spies gigantic ‘fuzzball’ clouds spreading near Australia coastA person lounging on a patch of grass dreaming up images in the clouds will typically have only the familiar puffs and streaks to work with. But a satellite passing overhead can see an entirely different canvas.
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> Actinoform clouds were first captured by NASA’s Television Infrared Observation Satellite V in 1962, but not much is known about how they form.These fuzzballs, or actinoform clouds, are impossible to see from the ground, because they are just so big, sometimes stretching as far as 180 miles (300 kilometers) across, which is a little over the width of Florida.
Interesting. Any guesses as to how they form? Looks like the result of a relatively narrow plume of hot moist air spreading out as it condenses.
The following one looks like the top of a tornado.
