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Image copyright? One seems to have a copyright notice on it.
Charles Matthews 06:20, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Images that have not been explicitly copyrighted are subject to the doctrines outlined by Fair use. Ferg 06:50, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Fair use images are "second class" here - not every imagined WP use - such as CDROM encyclopedia sold for money - are compatible. Fortunately in this case there are plenty of better US government images that are also PD - try 'lenticular clouds gov' in Google to see some candidates from NASA and NOAA. Stan 13:37, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Is it really appropriate to list locations in the U.S. where lenticular clouds occur? I mean, they're unusual but they're not that rare. I've seen them in the Owens and Indian Wells Valleys of California (formed by air coming over the Sierra Nevada) and at Palomar Mountain in San Diego County, California. I could add these, but it seems like we'd soon end up with a list of all reasonably tall mountain ranges in the U.S. And what if people in other countries started doing the same? -- Coneslayer 22:12, 2005 Jun 21 (UTC)
I've seen them while I was in the Pinos Altos/Silver City area I was at while I was in New Mexico. Martial Law 06:34, 22 November 2005 (UTC) :)
Sometimes these things would be all over the place. Martial Law 06:35, 22 November 2005 (UTC) . . what's all the fuss about, guys? i thought we were just talking about clouds here...
I propose this page be renamed to "Altocumulus lenticularis" (and a redirect created). This would keep the article name in convention with the others. Dddstone 18:09, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Regarding the claim: "Bright colours (called irisation) are sometimes seen along the edge of lenticular clouds.[1]" The reference/citation at number 1 ("1. Answers.com – Sci-Tech Dictionary:irisation", which links to " http://www.answers.com/topic/irisation-meteorology") does not seem valid and/or appropriate. I went to the link and did not find any relevant information. I also searched around on that site for relevant information and did not find anything relevant. Additionally, the "reference" is a "wiki" site where anyone can answer the questions posed, and there is an explicit disclamer regarding the validity of content [1]. I do not think it is an appropriate reference.
The only online citation I can find to support the claim that lenticular clouds sometimes appear to have irisation is at wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-lenticular-cloud [2]. I am not an expert in this area nor am I comfortable editing this wikipedia article. Perhaps the reference should be changed or the claim removed altogether? Kat.thulhu ( talk) 13:06, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
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![]() | This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus. |
Image copyright? One seems to have a copyright notice on it.
Charles Matthews 06:20, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Images that have not been explicitly copyrighted are subject to the doctrines outlined by Fair use. Ferg 06:50, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Fair use images are "second class" here - not every imagined WP use - such as CDROM encyclopedia sold for money - are compatible. Fortunately in this case there are plenty of better US government images that are also PD - try 'lenticular clouds gov' in Google to see some candidates from NASA and NOAA. Stan 13:37, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Is it really appropriate to list locations in the U.S. where lenticular clouds occur? I mean, they're unusual but they're not that rare. I've seen them in the Owens and Indian Wells Valleys of California (formed by air coming over the Sierra Nevada) and at Palomar Mountain in San Diego County, California. I could add these, but it seems like we'd soon end up with a list of all reasonably tall mountain ranges in the U.S. And what if people in other countries started doing the same? -- Coneslayer 22:12, 2005 Jun 21 (UTC)
I've seen them while I was in the Pinos Altos/Silver City area I was at while I was in New Mexico. Martial Law 06:34, 22 November 2005 (UTC) :)
Sometimes these things would be all over the place. Martial Law 06:35, 22 November 2005 (UTC) . . what's all the fuss about, guys? i thought we were just talking about clouds here...
I propose this page be renamed to "Altocumulus lenticularis" (and a redirect created). This would keep the article name in convention with the others. Dddstone 18:09, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Regarding the claim: "Bright colours (called irisation) are sometimes seen along the edge of lenticular clouds.[1]" The reference/citation at number 1 ("1. Answers.com – Sci-Tech Dictionary:irisation", which links to " http://www.answers.com/topic/irisation-meteorology") does not seem valid and/or appropriate. I went to the link and did not find any relevant information. I also searched around on that site for relevant information and did not find anything relevant. Additionally, the "reference" is a "wiki" site where anyone can answer the questions posed, and there is an explicit disclamer regarding the validity of content [1]. I do not think it is an appropriate reference.
The only online citation I can find to support the claim that lenticular clouds sometimes appear to have irisation is at wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-lenticular-cloud [2]. I am not an expert in this area nor am I comfortable editing this wikipedia article. Perhaps the reference should be changed or the claim removed altogether? Kat.thulhu ( talk) 13:06, 26 August 2016 (UTC)