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January 23, 2010

Is the temperature where a cloud formed cooler or warmer than the surrounding air?

Filed under: Weather — Tags: Air Temperature, Atmosphere — admin @ 4:26 pm

theblizz asked:

Suppose that in some broad region of the atmosphere the air temperature is 5°C. Then within a part of that region, a cloud quickly forms. The air far outside the cloud remains 5°C, but would the temperature of the air where the cloud formed likely be warmer or cooler than 5°C? Why?

Radio

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January 9, 2010

What cloud types, stratiform or cumuliform, indicate stability or instability of the atmosphere?

Filed under: Weather — Tags: Cloud Type, Meteorology, Stable Atmosphere — admin @ 11:00 am

Brian B asked:

I was wondering, in terms of Meteorology, if you have an unstable atmosphere, what cloud type corresponds to instability? If you have a stable atmosphere, what cloud type corresponds to stability? The two cloud types are between stratiform or cumuliform. Please pair them with stability and instability when giving your answer.

Solita

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