What are the different categories of clouds based on height of the cloud base?
Air temperatures decrease with height and at some point, it cools to the dew point. This is the point of saturation. If further cooling (rising) occurs, water will condense out on condensation nuclei producing clouds. The cloud classification system puts clouds into four types based on the height of the cloud base: low clouds, middle clouds, high clouds, and clouds of vertical development. 11. How are clouds categorized or classified based on shape? The major forms are stratiform (layered), cumuliform (piled, heaped, puffy), and cirriform (wispy, ice crystal feathery). Clouds with the term “nimbo-” or “nimbus” in them indicate that there is precipitation coming out of those clouds. 12. What is an adiabatic process? What happens to an air parcel as it rises and sinks adiabatically? An adiabatic process is one in which there is no mixing of parcel air with surrounding or outside air. As a parcel rises, air expands and cools. As a parcel sinks, it is compressed and warms up. Changes in te
Related Questions
- Does STORE sort the customer base by different categories such as residential, commercial, climate controlled, non-climate controlled, etc.?
- How is Minwax® Water Based Polyurethane Base Coat different from Minwax® Sanding Sealer?
- If I know base height and hypotenuse of a triangle, what is its area in square foot?
