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[[File:La_Palma_-_El_Paso_-_Cumbre_Nueva+Foehn_(Mirador_Llano_del_Jable)_01_ies.jpg|thumb|Orographic fohn cloud over [[La Palma]], [[Canary Islands]]]]
[[File:La_Palma_-_El_Paso_-_Cumbre_Nueva+Foehn_(Mirador_Llano_del_Jable)_01_ies.jpg|thumb|Orographic fohn cloud over [[La Palma]], [[Canary Islands]]]]
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A '''Föhn cloud''' or '''Foehn cloud''' is any cloud associated with a [[Föhn]] (Foehn), usually an [[Orographic lift|orographic]] cloud, a mountain [[wave cloud]], or a [[lenticular cloud]].
A '''Föhn cloud''' or '''Foehn cloud''' is any cloud associated with a [[Föhn]] (Foehn), usually an [[Orographic lift|orographic]] cloud, a mountain [[wave cloud]], or a [[lenticular cloud]].


Föhn is a regional term referring to winds in the Alps.
Föhn is a regional term referring to winds in the [[Alps]].


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 03:31, 17 May 2024

Orographic fohn cloud over La Palma, Canary Islands
Wave clouds
Lenticular clouds with rotor clouds underneath

A Föhn cloud or Foehn cloud is any cloud associated with a Föhn (Foehn), usually an orographic cloud, a mountain wave cloud, or a lenticular cloud.

Föhn is a regional term referring to winds in the Alps.

See also

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References

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  • Defant, F., 1951: Compendium of Meteorology, 667–669.
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