Pg tp-class23-clouds, fog, buoyancy
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Physical Geography Lecture 23 Buoyancy, Stability, Clouds and Fog
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Adiabatic Cooling of Rising Air Condensation and/or Deposition Need something to condense or deposit
upon: ◦ Condensation Nuclei◦ Freezing Nuclei
Formation of Clouds
Cloud Heights
◦ High clouds (> 6 km)
◦ Middle clouds (2 - 6 km)
◦ Low clouds (<2 km)
◦ Clouds of vertical development Can grow up from low
bases to>15 km
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