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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A stationary bank of [[cirriform]] [[cloud]] marking the upper portion of the system of [[lenticular cloud|lenticular clouds]] formed in the [[lee wave]] produced by flow across the Sudeten Mountains in Central Europe; a type of [[foehn cloud]].</div><br/> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A stationary bank of [[cirriform]] [[cloud]] marking the upper portion of the system of [[lenticular cloud|lenticular clouds]] formed in the [[lee wave]] produced by flow across the Sudeten Mountains in Central Europe; a type of [[foehn cloud]].</div><br/> | ||
<div class="paragraph">The Moazagotl is a typical phenomenon in the cool [[season]] and most frequently occurs in [[spring]] and | <div class="paragraph">The Moazagotl is a typical phenomenon in the cool [[season]] and most frequently occurs in [[spring]] and [[autumn]]. It primarily occurs when the [[air]] is conditionally unstable and [[wind speed|wind speeds]] exceed certain critical values. The Moazagotl cloud has been used as an indicator of vertical motion for sailplane flights.</div><br/> | ||
[[autumn]]. It primarily occurs when the [[air]] is conditionally unstable and [[wind speed|wind speeds]] exceed certain critical values. The Moazagotl cloud has been used as an indicator of vertical motion for sailplane flights.</div><br/> | |||
<p>''Compare'' [[Bishop wave]], [[chinook arch]].</p><br/> | <p>''Compare'' [[Bishop wave]], [[chinook arch]].</p><br/> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:13, 10 November 2022
Moazagotl
A stationary bank of cirriform cloud marking the upper portion of the system of lenticular clouds formed in the lee wave produced by flow across the Sudeten Mountains in Central Europe; a type of foehn cloud.
The Moazagotl is a typical phenomenon in the cool season and most frequently occurs in spring and autumn. It primarily occurs when the air is conditionally unstable and wind speeds exceed certain critical values. The Moazagotl cloud has been used as an indicator of vertical motion for sailplane flights.
Compare Bishop wave, chinook arch.
Hewson, E. W., and R. W. Longley, 1944. Meteorology, Theoretical and Applied. John Wiley and Sons, 468 pp.
Küttner, J., 1939: Moazagotl und Föhnwelle. Beitr. Phys. Freien Atmos. [Contrib. Phys. Free Atmos.], 25, 79–114.
Term edited 1 June 2022.
