While I understand there are differing cloud formations with different names. What causes the water vapour to collect in different structure like formations? Once I heard a suggestion that there are cloud formations that occur along the Eastern Seaboard of Australia and not in other regions of the world. Was that assertion fact or fiction. If true.. then why.
ratty one said:
While I understand there are differing cloud formations with different names. What causes the water vapour to collect in different structure like formations? Once I heard a suggestion that there are cloud formations that occur along the Eastern Seaboard of Australia and not in other regions of the world. Was that assertion fact or fiction. If true.. then why.
Wouldn’t call myself an authority on it but I’d expect that winds play a big part.
I’m just guessing…..
air pressure and air temperature, in combination with ocean/land formations and latitude?
the way sunlight reacts with the atmosphere at specific latitudes?
…possibly?
Temperature, gravity/height
combinations of different values
I wonder how the different gases in the atmosphere effect cloud formation?
dust particles play a part
the dew point plays a part
Aquila’s said air temperature
Ill change mine to surface temperature
reflected heat off the land and water
ocean evaporation plays a part as well
different ocean temperatures, leading to different evaporation levels
this articles explains cloud formation
from the link
Clouds form when the invisible water vapour in the air condenses into visible water droplets or ice crystals. There is water around us all the time in the form of tiny gas particles, also known as water vapour. There are also tiny particles floating around in the air – such as salt and dust – these are called aerosols.
The water vapour and the aerosols are constantly bumping into each other. When the air is cooled, some of the water vapour sticks to the aerosols when they collide – this is condensation. Eventually, bigger water droplets form around the aerosol particles, and these water droplets start sticking together with other droplets, forming clouds.
more…
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other aerosols include pollen and bacteria
link to article
CrazyNeutrino said:
link to article
from that link
What causes clouds to form?
There are five factors which can lead to air rising and cooling and clouds forming.
1. Surface heating – This happens when the ground is heated by the sun which heats the air in contact with it causing it to rise. The rising columns are often called thermals. Surface heating tends to produce cumulus clouds.
2. Topography or orographic forcing – The topography – or shape and features of the area – can cause clouds to be formed. When air is forced to rise over a barrier of mountains or hills it cools as it rises. Layered clouds are often produced this way.
3. Frontal – Clouds are formed when a mass of warm air rises up over a mass of cold, dense air over large areas along fronts. A ‘front’ is the boundary between warm, moist air and cooler, drier air.
4. Convergence – Streams of air flowing from different directions are forced to rise where they flow together, or converge. This can cause cumulus cloud and showery conditions.
5. Turbulence – A sudden change in wind speed with height creating turbulent eddies in the air.
The range of ways in which clouds can be formed and the variable nature of the atmosphere results in an enormous variety of shapes, sizes and textures of clouds. To find out more about different types of clouds and how you can identify them, read our cloud spotting guide.
so, yes. All of that moving air could also be called wind.
Cloud Images with some of my favorites
clouds
The clouds were like a rolling ocean tonight
clouds intro
cloud pics
Clouds from a hot air ballon
Parting of the clouds in the Himalayas,Indo-Pak border
Flying into NYC this morning… the clouds were so low there was a city in the sky
Sunset in the clouds over St. Louis right now.
Above the clouds OC
Grand Canyon Clouds Inverted (Again)
Clouds? Clouds.
Mammatus clouds over Nebraska, an after effect of tornadoes.
Cycles Volumetric Clouds
These remarkable clouds look even more incredible from the ISS
crater lake clouds
Nacreous Clouds
Google Noctilucent Clouds click on images
9 ominous images of roll clouds
9 scary images of shelf clouds
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Stunning Noctilucent Clouds Shine Brightly in the UK
THE KINGDOM CITY UNDER CLOUDS7
the kingdom sun above clouds
Pink Clouds
Google Nacreous Clouds click on images
hope all the links work, dont have my glasses on
:)
three more links
there’s no dearth of clouds.
Is it safe to close Google translate yet?
thanks heaps and heaps of links to peruse through
