Warren sent me a slideshow on the Morning Glory cloud phenomenon in the Gulf of Carpenteria. Unfortunately the slideshow was in PowerPoint, so rather than spend hours converting it to a suitable format, I did a bit of research and found these two clips on YouTube.
Here are some impressive facts about the cloud formation:
- It can be as long as 1000 kilometres
- It ranges in height from 1-2 kms
- Speeds along at 60km/hr
- Is only 100-200 feet off the ground
- Only occurs in the months from September to mid November
The first clip from aerialvideo.com.au has a great soundtrack.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0kkIUozMEE&feature=related[/youtube]
The second video is a series of spectacular stills with a not so great soundtrack, but that’s a question of taste.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4bJ8fHz2PA&tracker=False&NR=1&feature=fvwp[/youtube]
I saw that formation off the coast yesterday from Middle Head…..amazing !
Yes, I saw it too. It was ironic that I was writing about Morning Glory and then looked out the window and witnessed a similar phenomenon. 🙂