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Does the parcel have to be warmer or cooler than the atmosphere for a cloud to form?
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When it rains does heat get added to the atmosphere?
Not necisarily the reason that at times it feels warmer when there is rain or it is about to rain is because the cloud layer prvents heat from escaping out to the uper atmosphere and space. a sort of hothouse effect.
At what temperature does cumulonimbus clouds form?
It depends on the temperature of the air around the cloud. A cumulus cloud is formed by warm air rising into a layer of cooler air, so the base of the cloud will be warmer and the air will get colder toward the top of the cloud. If water vapor condenses out of the air as it rises in the cloud, this will warm up the air in the middle of the cloud.
How does a Cloud become a cloud?
To simplify the process: The lowest layer of the atmosphere, the troposphere, decreases in temperature as altitude increases. Air currents that form due to pressure differences mix air of different temperatures. When a parcel of air is surrounded by cooler air, it begins to rise. As it rises, the temperature decreases, and the air parcel cools. If the air parcel cools to its dew point (the temperature at which it is saturated with water vapor), the moisture in the air parcel will condense. When this happens, you see the condensed moisture as a cloud. There are many types of clouds that form under different conditions. Aerosols (suspended particles or droplets) in the air increase the efficiency of cloud formation. Not all clouds are formed from liquid droplets, however. In very high clouds, the moisture undergoes deposition, that is, transforms directly from a gas to an ice crystal. This process is much less efficient than condensation, and almost always requires a deposition nucleus with symmetry that corresponds to that of an ice crystal (six-fold symmetry). Clay particles are one such nucleus.
What part of the Oort cloud is the atmosphere?
No part of the atmosphere of any planet is any part of the Oort cloud.
How can thick cloud keep us cooler in the day and warmer at night?
Because,during the day, the clouds provide shade from the sun and the cloud tops are reflecting some of the sun's radiation. That's why, if you fly above the clouds during daylight, the tops are always look white. During the nght, clouds act like an insulating blanket, preventing some heat from leaving the airspace between the ground and the cloud base.
Why do volcanic eruptions affect the temprature?
The volcanic eruptions affect the temperature due to the ash cloud it injects into the atmosphere. The ash cloud insulates the earth, preventing some of the warm of the sun from being absorb by the earth. This results in cooler temperatures in the affected areas.
Is it warmer when there are clouds in the sky?
Cumulus clouds have a net cooling effect while Cirrus have a net warming effect. At night, most any cloud will make it warmer by trapping radiation (heat) from the earth. During the day, most clouds will act to block solar radiation and make it a little cooler.
Is a cirrus cloud in the stratosphere?
Cirrus cloud belongs to the atmosphere layer.
What is the lowest cloud in the atmosphere?
cumulus
If clouds are made of water how is it that they float?
The temperature inside the cloud is warmer than that around the cloud. Warm air rises, and the cloud stays 'floating'
The most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere is?
The most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere is? In: Earth SciencRead more: The_most_important_process_of_cloud_formation_in_the_atmosphere_is
What does high cloud cover at night do to weather?
it makes the temperature cooler.
