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Clouds with Virga

Date:8.6.2004 Optics:f=35mm
Place:Tübingen, Germany Observer:Till Credner

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Virga are rain drops or ice crystals falling from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground. Radar systems for detecting rain may be fooled by low virga.

See also:
Wikipedia article on Virga