An unusual Kelvin-Helmholtz billow cloud was observed and photographed over New Jersey. A thorough investigation of the cloud's meteorological environment was made. The cloud was found to be associated with the northern boundary of an area of jet stream cirrus, was embedded in a region of considerable wind shear, and was accompanied by a dry neutral lapse rate capped by an inversion.
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