EPOD - a service of USRA

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


Archive - Virga and Rays

January 02, 2021

Virga2

Every weekend we present a notable item from our archives. This EPOD
was originally published January 2, 2004.

Provided and copyright by: Peg Staudenmaier
Summary author: Peg Staudenmaier

The above photo shows a picturesque summer shower, captured last July
about 80 miles or 128 km southwest of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This
veil of precipitation actually evaporated before it reached the ground
and is called virga. Also note the rays from the Sun (crepuscular
rays), which appear to be escaping the heavy layer of altocumulus
clouds, slanting in the opposite direction from the rain shaft. The
weather on this day was typical of what we experienced while
vacationing near the town of Bluffton, Alberta on July 1 (Canada Day).
We were rewarded again, about half an hour after this picture was
taken, with a delicate rainbow over the surrounding fields, all without
having the holiday picnic rained out!


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Cloud Links

* Atmospheric Optics
* The Cloud Appreciation Society
* Cloud Atlas
* Color and Light in Nature

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