Moazagotl
From Glossary of Meteorology
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.
