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2 days ago · Cumulonimbus (from Latin cumulus 'swell', and nimbus 'cloud') is a dense, towering vertical cloud, [1] typically forming from water vapor condensing in the lower troposphere that builds upward carried by powerful buoyant air currents. Above the lower portions of the cumulonimbus the water vapor becomes ice crystals, such as snow and graupel ...
2 days ago · Cirrocumulus clouds are again sheet like but with a rippled appearance and in tropical areas predict a possible hurricane. Floating lower down at between 6,500 and 23,000 feet, we meet the altocumulus, altostratus and nimbostratus gang. The first, have a fluffy, ripple-like look, but with patches of white and grey, and though well laden with ...
18 hours ago · Lower layers of clouds, generally warmer and lower in altitude, are colored gray. Colder and generally higher clouds tops are highlighted in colors. Infrared imagery is useful for determining cloud features both at day and night.
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1 day ago · Scientists for decades have attempted to learn more about the complex and mysterious chain of events by which tiny droplets in clouds grow large enough to begin falling toward the ground. Better ...
2 hours ago · The 38-year-old Nadal, who has claimed an impressive 14 French Open titles in his 22 Grand Slam triumphs, is scheduled to participate in both the singles and doubles events at Roland Garros. In ...
1 day ago · Tackling a long-time mystery, scientists have found that the turbulent movements of air in clouds play a key role in the growth of water droplets and the initiation of rain. The research can ...
2 days ago · The combination of the visible and infrared images nicely picks out the ice clouds and water clouds over the ice sheet, and the shallow cloud layer over the sea in the southwest corner. Then the image below is from 16 July and shows part of mid-western and southern US. The bottom of the image shows a hot cloud-free northern Arkansas.
