As one of the landmarks of Japan, Mount Fuji has always had a strong Japanese style with its unique posture, and has therefore become a famous tourist attraction. However, this famous volcano has also seen a shocking scene recently: In the past two days, many Japanese photographers have captured quite amazing images on Mount Fuji in Japan - huge clouds rising into the sky on Mount Fuji, like a very oppressive flying saucer, or as if Mount Fuji is wearing a hat. The appearance, dyed with magnificent colors under the sunset, looks quite strange.
What is this phenomenon of the strange clouds on Mount Fuji that looks like a blockbuster scene? The photo sparked heated discussions after it was uploaded to social networks. Some netizens asked: Does this mean Mount Fuji is about to erupt? Is this cloud a precursor to the eruption of Mount Fuji? In fact, the true identity of the strange clouds that have recently appeared on Mount Fuji is a special atmospheric phenomenon - lenticular clouds.
Lenticular clouds are still clouds in the final analysis. Lenticular is just a modifier used to describe the shape of this cloud. As the name suggests, it is a cloud like a pod. But in the eyes of ordinary people, lenticular clouds more often than not look like pods, but like UFOs from science fiction movies where aliens visit the earth, or giant tornadoes and straw hats. For example, on June 24, in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, East my country, some netizens took photos of flying saucer clouds under a gloomy sky, causing many people to call them aliens. They were lenticular clouds. Lenticular clouds are a cloud body that does not appear that frequently in the Earth's atmosphere. Coupled with its unique smooth and warm shape, every time it appears, it becomes a "strange cloud" in the eyes of ordinary people.
This special form of lenticular clouds is related to special conditions in the atmosphere - when stable moist air flows in mountainous or mountainous areas, a series of large leeward waves may form in the downwind direction. Because of the fluctuations in the terrain, part of the moist air mass is lifted up and becomes colder. The water vapor in the air is condensed into clouds, and the sinking airflow causes most of the clouds to dissipate, causing the clouds to grow "single seedling-like" and form a cloud around the top of the mountain. lenticular clouds. In places like Mount Fuji, the airflow is more likely to be affected by the topography and fluctuate, resulting in strangely shaped lenticular clouds.
In addition to being related to terrain, the occurrence of lenticular clouds is also related to factors such as leeward slopes and fronts. Therefore, lenticular clouds can also appear in places like Wuxi, Jiangsu, my country, in June this year. Of course, from the perspective of atmospheric circulation , the recent spectacular lenticular clouds appearing on Mount Fuji in Japan are most likely related to the subtropical high pressure - recently the western Pacific subtropical high pressure has moved northward and has controlled many places in Japan. The record-breaking high temperature is caused by the subtropical high pressure, which brings relatively stable moist airflow. With the right wind direction and wind speed, spectacular lenticular clouds can be formed on Mount Fuji.
