MODULE 2.2 Flashcards
study of the physical processes that lead to the formation, growth and precipitation of atmospheric clouds
Cloud Physics
is a puffy thing in the sky which is a mass of water drops or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
CLOUD
TYPES OF CLOUDS
LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS
HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS
VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT CLOUDS
LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS
Type of clouds often look like thin, white sheets covering the whole sky.
STRATUS
LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS
Type of clouds are patchy gray or white clouds that often have dark honey-comb appearance.
STRATOCUMULUS
LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS
clouds look like fluffy, white cotton balls in the sky.
CUMULUS
LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS
clouds grow on hot days when warm, wet air rises very high into the sky.
CUMULONIMBUS
MIDDLE-LEVEL CLOUD
gray or blue-gray clouds composed of ice crystals and water droplets.
ALTOSTRATUS
MIDDLE-LEVEL CLOUDS
have several patchy white or gray
layers and seem to be made up of many small rows of fluffy ripples.
ALTOCUMULUS
HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS
delicate, feathery clouds that are made mostly of ice crystals.
CIRRUS
HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS
thin, white clouds that cover the whole sky like a veil.
CIRROSTRATUS
HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS
thin, sometimes patchy, sheet-like clouds.
CIRROCUMULUS
VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
dark, gray clouds that seem to fade into falling rain or snow.
NIMBOSTRATUS
CLOUD FORMATION
EVAPORATION
CONVECTION
ADIABATIC COOLING
SATURATION
CONDENSATION
CONDENSATION
PRECIPITATION
large bodies of air with uniform temperature and humidity characteristics, formed over source regions with similar surface properties.
AIR MASSES
