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CUMULUS BOUFFIS BANCS [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Puffy billowing cumulus clouds are manifestations of mesoscale circulations that owe their existence to buoyancy forces. Buoyancy forces lift an air parcel that is warmer than its surroundings. They are sustained by : (i) an unstably stratified atmosphere and (ii) the release of latent heat of condensation when cloud and rain drops form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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