Virga
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Virga
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A sudden down burst during a cool northern Colorado autumn with visible rain falling from the clouds. The visible rain is called Virga.
In meteorology, a virga, also called a dry storm, is an observable streak or shaft of precipitation falling from a cloud that evaporates or sublimates before reaching the ground. A shaft of precipitation that does not evaporate before reaching the ground is a precipitation shaft. At high altitudes the precipitation falls mainly as ice crystals before melting and finally evaporating; this is often due to compression heating, because the air pressure increases closer to the ground. It is very common in deserts and temperate climates. In North America, it is commonly seen in the Western United States and the Canadian Prairies.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed .
Image copyright 2023 Jon Burch Photography
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November 12th, 2023
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