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The '''Moazagotl''' is an [[Orographic_lift#Associated_clouds|orographic]] [[lenticular cloud]] formed by the [[Foehn wind]] on the northern (lee) side of the [[Krkonoše|Riesengebirge]] mountains in [[Silesia]] ([[Poland]], the [[Czech Republic]], and [[Germany]]). The name is thought to be derived from the name of a shepherd, Gottlieb Matz, who was known for describing them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am.rlp.de/Internet/global/themen.nsf/fbd6a07485a70ac7c1256f5c003750ed/3db17c337f58a7ffc1256f5500331f25?OpenDocument |accessdate=27 July 2018 |website=www.am.rlp.de |title=Moazagotl Wolken (Moazagotl clouds)}}</ref> The [[Schneider Moazagotl]] sailplane is named for this type of cloud. The name has sometimes been misspelled ''Moazagoatl,'' but its spelling does not include a third 'a;' the term refers to the cloud, rather than the wind that forms it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wind/The-Moazagotl.htm |
The '''Moazagotl''' is an [[Orographic_lift#Associated_clouds|orographic]] [[lenticular cloud]] formed by the [[Foehn wind]] on the northern (lee) side of the [[Krkonoše|Riesengebirge]] mountains in [[Silesia]] ([[Poland]], the [[Czech Republic]], and [[Germany]]). The name is thought to be derived from the name of a shepherd, Gottlieb Matz, who was known for describing them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am.rlp.de/Internet/global/themen.nsf/fbd6a07485a70ac7c1256f5c003750ed/3db17c337f58a7ffc1256f5500331f25?OpenDocument |accessdate=27 July 2018 |website=www.am.rlp.de |language=German |title=Moazagotl Wolken (Moazagotl clouds)}}</ref> The [[Schneider Moazagotl]] sailplane is named for this type of cloud. The name has sometimes been misspelled ''Moazagoatl,'' but its spelling does not include a third 'a;' the term refers to the cloud, rather than the wind that forms it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wind/The-Moazagotl.htm |title=Moazagotl |accessdate=April 23, 2020 |website=Weather Online}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:34, 23 April 2020
The Moazagotl is an orographic lenticular cloud formed by the Foehn wind on the northern (lee) side of the Riesengebirge mountains in Silesia (Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany). The name is thought to be derived from the name of a shepherd, Gottlieb Matz, who was known for describing them.[1] The Schneider Moazagotl sailplane is named for this type of cloud. The name has sometimes been misspelled Moazagoatl, but its spelling does not include a third 'a;' the term refers to the cloud, rather than the wind that forms it.[2]
References
- ^ "Moazagotl Wolken (Moazagotl clouds)". www.am.rlp.de (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Moazagotl". Weather Online. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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