Like low level clouds, the most basic classification of middle clouds also based on their elevation from earth’s surface. Middle level clouds exist between 2 km to 6 km above of the surface. Middle level clouds were classified into 3 types which is Altocumulus, Altostratus and Nimbostratus (Oliver, 2005). All of these clouds are occur in layers but it different in colour, precipitation and description of the clouds. Altocumulus can be found word widely at middle latitude. It consists of water and ice of crystal. Altocumulus is relatively thin and has different in clouds element such as distinct form because of the several species and types of altocumulus that been identify. It also may exist in different elements like long rolls, tuft of wools (Altocumulus floccus) and castle shaped (castellanus). For precipitation, altocumulus may produce light shower. Altocumulus occurs in white or grey in colours and sometimes it will forms both white and grey of patch, sheet or layers generally with shading, consist of laminae, patch and etc. (Hauze, 1993). Altostratus has fibrous or uniform appearance compare to altocumulus. These world-wide clouds consist of water and crystal of ice. Its covering the sky totally and sun can reveal at least vaguely as through ground glass because altostratus having parts thin (Hauze, 1993). Altostratus can be seen clearly at the top of mountains. Sometimes corona which is the light of sun and moon can be seen in the altostratus. In Altostratus clouds, rain and snow usually form and bring storms at the same times. Even it covers the whole skies and appear in grey-blue colour, the sunlight still may go trough but transform into water or fuzzy. For altostratus precipitation, it is prolonged but in light rain or... ... middle of paper ... ...Cirrostratus. Cirrostratus clouds difficult to see because it appear in the form of lightning spot in the sky. Differ from other clouds, cirrostratus did not block the sun rays but when we see in the skies its look like the combination of clouds and rays. Cirrostratus consists of ice crystal and also produces halo phenomenon. It looks very nice when we see from the bottom view. Cirrostratus formed when cirrus clouds are joining and spreading. For cirrostratus clouds, it has none precipitations. Cirrostratus is transparent clouds, smooth appearance and white in colour and totally covered skies (Hauze, 1993). Works Cited Houze, R. A. (1993). Cloud dynamics. San Diego: Academic Press. Oliver, J. E. (2005). Encyclopedia of world climatology. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. Pinney, G. (2011). The cloud collector's handbook. San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books.
...clouds above refer to traditional Japanese screen paintings and provide a softening side to the water. They create a balance symbolising hope and good luck. Four wind symbols are used as a devise to balance the composition – all are blowing air gently into the picture. The cartoon like face with its puffed out, red cheeks expelling air. All suggest a positive, natural energy.
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They gather the sheep and then come back to wrap Teofilo up in a red blanket.
From the piece of artwork “Rain at the Auvers”. I can see roofs of houses that are tucked into a valley, trees hiding the town, black birds, clouds upon the horizon, hills, vegetation, a dark stormy sky and rain.
To answer the second part of the question, “determine which two fronts are described. What other characteristics about these two fronts could be added to the ones provided for you? Data Front A: (1) ahead of the front the air is warm and moist (2) a sudden temperature change has occurred and (3) a thunderstorm has formed along the front. Data Front B: (1) there is a gentle slope between two air masses (2) stratus clouds have formed and (3) there will be an increase in temperature when the front passes.” Date Front A is a Cold Front, and Data Front B is a Warm Front. “Ahead of the front the air is warm and moist” That points towards Cold Front, but the dead give away for me was the mention of a thunderstorm forming along the front. Which if I recall Cumulonimbus clouds are thunderstorm clouds. “There is a gentle slope between two air masses” That points towards Warm Front, but again the dead give away for me was the mention of Stratus clouds. Which are commonly formed along a Warm
As air rises it also cools making the moisture condense and form clouds and precipitation ahead and along the cold front. If the air is lifting along a warm front then the upward motions along the warm front are typically stronger with more energy and produce deeper clouds which are what makes the rain harder and thunderstorms possible. Although these bands are stronger they are also quicker and narrower.
Lightning is caused by the separation of charges. The top of cumulonimbus clouds are freezing with ice crystals moving around. The collision of the ice crystals creates an electrical charge. In the colder areas of a cloud, which is the top, the charges are positive. The negative charges make up the base of the cloud. This creates lightning within the cloud. The surface of the earth has positive charges and because positive charges are attracted to negative charges, it creates are spark of lighting between the ground and the base of the cloud.
Water has three stages—liquid, gas and solid. Water on Earth can be liquid as rain, streams, or oceans. It can be a solid like hail, ice or snow. It can be a gas like vapor, steam or clouds. As described by the Department of Atmospheric Sciences (2010), the hydrologic cycle is the process of water changing from liquid to gas to solid. The energy of the sun drives the changes to water. When water is heated up, it evaporates, turning into a gas to form steam or vapor. The water vapor rises with warm air that when meets cooler air, condenses to form clouds. These clouds and water vapor can be transported around the world. Precipitation is when water falls to Earth, in warmer temperatures as liquid and in temperatures, as a solid. On Earth, precipitation can evaporate again or infiltrate the Earth to become groundwater. As ground water it can collect in oceans, rivers or on snowy mountaintops and glaciers. It can also be released back into the atmosphere via transpiration, when water evaporates off soil, trees. When water evaporates, the cycle starts again.
Rain in reality is moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops. To get rain, the water condensing in the clouds has to become heavy enough to fall to Earth. To become heavier, some will collide with other droplets and become larger, and others will grow as water condenses out the air directly into the droplet, and some will do so by both methods. Eventually, if the droplets keep growing, they will reach a mass where they can't stay floating in the cloud because they are too heavy and will start to fall as rain. Before it can rain, there must be moisture or humidity in the air. In order for there to be moisture in the air, water must evaporate. The best source for the air's moisture is the oceans and sometimes lakes. Air flows over these large bodies of water picking up moisture as it evaporates off the surface. The air then flows over the land and we feel it in the form of humidity. When air rises, such as up a mountain slope, or when encountering a cold front or warm front, the air cools and the moisture condenses into clouds and rain. Because of this, areas
In the distance to the West, the fiery and hazy sun had begun to sink below the horizon. The fuzzy outline of the mountains glowed orange, as if they were melting. In the form of cascading shades of gray to black to ink, darkness seeped in from the East.
It happened to be the same cloud as before but it was already jam packed with cold rain. It took awhile to get there
When Vermeer asks Griet what color the clouds are, she first sees them as only white. Vermeer compares the situation to her vegetables, and Griet understands. There is more than just white in the clouds, she sees the blue and yellow and gray as he does. Vermeer says, “you will find there is little pure white in clouds, yet people say they are white,” (101) while trying to explain to Griet why he doesn’t need the blue paint
observations, I saw liquid which i determined to be the water and I saw foggy
Crystals can be made out of many things. Metal, food, and minerals are just a few examples. Salt is a crystal, and so is sugar. Many types of rocks are crystalline. Visible crystals depend on how fast the object cools. If it cools too quickly, there are no large crystals. Larger crystals require slow cooling. According to Funk and Wagnall’s New Word Encyclopedia, “Still slower cooling results in a rock of porphyritic structure, in which some of the crystals are large enough to be visi...