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Document Title: Lenticular cloud (DI00156), Photo by Carlye Calvin
Description: Lenticular, or lee wave, clouds form downwind from an obstacle in the path of a strong air current. In the Boulder, Colorado, area, the obstacle is the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Lenticular clouds can often be seen along the lee side of the range.
Creditline: copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Photo by Carlye Calvin
Keywords: DI00156,clouds,lenticular,lee wave,orography,Front Range,cloud,Carlye Calvin