He proposes they be called altocumulus undulatus asperatus. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Poets like the cirrus clouds, or the dainty mackerel sky of an altocumulus. From Wordnik.com. [8/30/02 Tessa flew to Los] Reference
A "mackerel sky" of overlapping altocumulus clouds is also a reliable long-range forecaster of souring weather. From Wordnik.com. [How to Make Your Own Weather Forecast] Reference
Above the surface location of the cold front, high altitude cirrostratus and middle altitude altocumulus clouds are common. From Wordnik.com. [Air masses and frontal transitional zones] Reference
To the West, lenticular altocumulus not the mountain wave type, but the over riding cold pool type indicative of big changes ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #20 « Climate Audit] Reference
Huge clouds roiled around the shoulders and heads of the massive peaks, and a thick layer of altocumulus poured through valleys rife with blue-green glaciers. From Wordnik.com. [Genellan- Planetfall]
Since moving to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains I have enjoyed frequent sightings of spectacular altocumulus standing lenticularis or lenticular cloud formations. From Wordnik.com. [Rich Wolf: Boulder UFOs Identified (Photos)] Reference
Since moving to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains I have enjoyed frequent sightings of these spectacular altocumulus standing lenticularis or lenticular cloud formations. From Wordnik.com. [Rich Wolf: Boulder UFOs Identified (Photos)] Reference
Do you know what the words nimbostratus, altocumulus and cumulonimbus describe?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Video from the flight showed a hole in a patch of altocumulus clouds, and two inches of snowfall directly below the hole. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Mr Wilton believes the cloud was an altocumulus lenticularis - an almond-shaped or lens-shaped mass of cloud that appears dense but quickly evaporates. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Lenticular clouds - or altocumulus standing lenticularis - are stationary clouds that result from strong winds over rugged terrain and form at high altitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
Satellite imagery indicates a field of altocumulus clouds -- mid-level clouds which are proxies for upward motion in the atmosphere -- moving southeast from Wisconsin and northwest. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
231 passengers was nearing Anchorage International Airport and flew into what looked like a thin layer of altocumulus but was actually an ash cloud. From Wordnik.com. [Reducing the threat to aviation from airborne volcanic ash] Reference
The patterns we see in clouds altocumulus. From Wordnik.com. [Everything2 New Writeups] Reference
Classic altocumulus moving overhead. From Wordnik.com. [Belski's Blog] Reference
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