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Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves

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I spotted these Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds on a windy morning at Bighorn Canyon. The wave-shaped clouds are caused by atmospheric instability when winds are moving at varying speeds in different levels of the atmosphere. This was my first time capturing these rare clouds.

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Kevin Palmer
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Montana, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
I spotted these Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds on a windy morning at Bighorn Canyon. The wave-shaped clouds are caused by atmospheric instability when winds are moving at varying speeds in different levels of the atmosphere. This was my first time capturing these rare clouds.