Time-lapse photography of clouds and other atmospheric phenomena

20100507_1516-1635utc_Milesovka.mpg  (29 MB, 1040x720, MPEG1)
20100507_1516-1635utc_Milesovka.mov  (32 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100507_1516-1635utc_Milesovka.mp4  (31 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Mixed cloudiness above Milešovka, České Středohoří. Clouds of various levels - from shallow convection, to mid-level altocumulus clouds and high level cirrus clouds. Vertical wind shear, wave clouds. Northwest Bohemia, Czech Republic.

20100418_0400-0600utc_Radostovice-Kacer.mpg  (44 MB, 1280x720, MPEG1)
20100418_0400-0600utc_Radostovice-Kacer.mov  (42 MB, 1280x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100418_0400-0600utc_Radostovice-Kacer.mp4  (55 MB, 1280x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Foggy sunrise above a forest pond. Captured from a bank of half-empty pond "Kačer", Radostovice, south Bohemia, Czech Republic. 

20100416_1648-1732utc_Radostovice.mpg  (19 MB, 1040x720, MPEG1)
20100416_1648-1732utc_Radostovice.mov  (25 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100416_1648-1732utc_Radostovice.mp4  (19 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Cloudy sunset under the volcanic ash from Iceland.  The reddish sky is colored by clouds of volcanic ash, which was passing above the central Europe when this sequence was taken. Unfortunately, most of the sunset was hidden by regular clouds. Captured at Radostovice, district of Tábor, south Bohemia, Czech Republic.  See also the loop of MSG1 satellite images (MOV file, 50 MB), showing the "24-hour microphysical RGB product" for 15-17 April 2010. The volcanic ash cloud is depicted here in bright orange (arrowed in this image from 18:00 UTC). Satellite data source: © 2010 CHMI and EUMETSAT.

20100330_1326-1504utc_Kacerov.mpg  (28 MB, 1040x720, MPEG1)
20100330_1326-1504utc_Kacerov.mov  (35 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100330_1326-1504utc_Kacerov.mp4  (32 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Mid-level wave clouds. Evolution of mid-level waves and altocumulus clouds, and their dissipation shortly ahead of pre-frontal cirrus clouds. Contrails and their shadows cast at altocumulus clouds. Captured from Praha - Kačerov (southward view), Czech Republic.

20100319_1325-1410utc_Alanya-Ehmedek.mpg  (20 MB, 1280x720, MPEG1)
20100319_1325-1410utc_Alanya-Ehmedek.mov  (27 MB, 1280x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100319_1325-1410utc_Alanya-Ehmedek.mp4  (21 MB, 1280x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Tiny cumulus clouds above mountains of south coast of Turkey. Eastward view from Ehmedek, northern part of the Alanya Castle.

20100318_1540-1640utc_Alanya.mpg  (25 MB, 1280x720, MPEG1)
20100318_1540-1640utc_Alanya.mov  (30 MB, 1280x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100318_1540-1640utc_Alanya.mp4  (26 MB, 1280x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Sunset above the Gulf of Antalya. Captured from cliffs above Alanya, south Turkey.

20100308_0836-0950utc_Libus.mpg   (31 MB, 1040x720, MPEG1)
20100308_0836-0950utc_Libus.mov    (46 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100308_0836-0950utc_Libus.mp4   (31 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Winter is giving up, shallow convection indicates approaching spring.  Captured at Praha-Libus, Czech Republic.

20100227_1040-1140utc_Mandava.mpg   (25 MB, 1040x720, MPEG1)
20100227_1040-1140utc_Mandava.mov    (30 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100227_1040-1140utc_Mandava.mp4   (27 MB, 1040x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Shallow convective clouds above snow-covered land.  At the beginning of the sequence, pileus clouds also form above some of the cumulus clouds. Taken at Mandava, central Bohemia, Czech Republic.

20100202_1100-1410utc_Libus.mpg  (72 MB, 1280x720, MPEG1)
20100202_1100-1410utc_Libus.mov   (94 MB, 1280x720, H.264 / QuickTime)
20100202_1100-1410utc_Libus.mp4  (74 MB, 1280x720, H.264 / MPEG-4)

Contrails, low-level wave clouds, pre-frontal cirrus clouds.

Nice example of temporal and spatial variations of contrail formation, their appearance and persistence. At the later part of the timelapse movie, shallow convective clouds begin to form, partially being arranged in low-level waves. The timelapse movie ends shortly before the dense cirrus clouds cover entirely the area. Captured at Praha-Libus (from my office window), Czech Republic.

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Updated: 2010-05-12