Sujet

Flatirons', cumulonimbus clouds

Légende

(5-13 Oct 1984) --- 'Flatirons', cumulonimbus clouds that have flattened out at a high altitude, the result of rapidly rising moist air. At a given altitude, depending on the temperature, wind, and humidity, the cloud mass can no longer rise and the wind aloft shears the cloud. Central Nigeria, an area in which tropical rain forest gives way to dryer savannah lands, lies beneath a layer a heavy haze and smoke.

Date

07 oct. 1984

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/HUM Images

Notre référence

UMG22A57_316

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48,8Mo (2,4Mo) / 35,1cm x 34,9cm / 4142 x 4118 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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