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What is the relation between altitude of a base cloud and the temperature of the air at that altitude?
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∙ 15y ago
The base of the cloud occurs at the dewpoint temperature of the airmass. See: http://www.csgnetwork.com/estcloudbasecalc.html
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What is the basic difference between a cloud and fog?
Fog is created by the tempurature and weather and a cloud is created by evapourated water
What type of cloud has the lowest condensation level?
An approximate value can be calculated by the following expression: Condensation Level (in feet) = [Surface Temperature(F) - Surface Dew Point Temperature(F)]*(1000/2.2) or Condensation Level (in meters) = [Surface Temperature(C) - Surface Dew Point Temperature(C)]*(200) Solution: Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR) => -5.5 F/1000 ft of altitude (-1C/100m) Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate (SALR) => -3.3F/1000ft of altitude (-0.5C/100m) The SALR is not linear and varies with the initial surface temperature The Level of Condensation will occur at the altitude where the Air Temperature is equal to the Dew Point temperature at that altitude. Setting the two equations equal to each other will give an approximate value. TA: temperature at altitude; TS: temperature at surface; DA: dew point temperature at altitude; DS: dew point temperature at surface TA = TS-(5.5F/1000ft)*altitude or TS-(1C/100m)*altitude DA = DS-(3.3F/1000ft)*altitude or DS-(0.5C/100m)*altitude Setting TA = DA and rearranging quantities gives the equations given above The level of condensation derived by the above method will only yield an approximate value.
If the base of a cloud is located at an altitude of 2 kilometers and the top of the cloud is located at an altitude of 8 kilometers this cloud is located in the?
Troposphere only
What is the low-altitude billowy cloud called?
something... :P
What cloud is thick puffy clouds that occur at middle altitudes?
it is called the cumulus cloud that is puffy and in the middle altitude.
What is the basic difference between a cloud and fog?
Fog is created by the tempurature and weather and a cloud is created by evapourated water
What type of cloud has the lowest condensation level?
An approximate value can be calculated by the following expression: Condensation Level (in feet) = [Surface Temperature(F) - Surface Dew Point Temperature(F)]*(1000/2.2) or Condensation Level (in meters) = [Surface Temperature(C) - Surface Dew Point Temperature(C)]*(200) Solution: Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR) => -5.5 F/1000 ft of altitude (-1C/100m) Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate (SALR) => -3.3F/1000ft of altitude (-0.5C/100m) The SALR is not linear and varies with the initial surface temperature The Level of Condensation will occur at the altitude where the Air Temperature is equal to the Dew Point temperature at that altitude. Setting the two equations equal to each other will give an approximate value. TA: temperature at altitude; TS: temperature at surface; DA: dew point temperature at altitude; DS: dew point temperature at surface TA = TS-(5.5F/1000ft)*altitude or TS-(1C/100m)*altitude DA = DS-(3.3F/1000ft)*altitude or DS-(0.5C/100m)*altitude Setting TA = DA and rearranging quantities gives the equations given above The level of condensation derived by the above method will only yield an approximate value.
If the base of a cloud is located at an altitude of 2 kilometers and the top of the cloud is located at an altitude of 8 kilometers this cloud is located in the?
Troposphere only
If the base of a cloud is located at an altitude of 2 kilometers and the top of cloud is located at an altitude of 8 kilometers this cloud is located in the?
Troposphere only
How does nephoscope measure?
A nephoscope is a device used to measure the direction, altitude and velocity of movement of clouds
A puffy cloud in the middle of altitude?
It's called a cumulus cloud
What is a low altitude cloud?
Means a cloud that's fairly close to the ground
What is the low-altitude billowy cloud called?
something... :P
How does the temperature of a body of air usually change when a cloud forms?
The temperature of a body of air will typically decrease when a cloud forms. This is because the cloud forms a buffer between the air and the suns warming rays.
What does bright white on an infrared cloud picture indicate?
a cold, high altitude cloud
What measures cloud altitude and direction?
a weather balloon
What altitude does a nimbus cloud form at?
Low or medium.
