When stable air is forced by high ground to ascend above its lifting condensation level (LCL) , stratus cloud forms. If the air is very moist, the LCL will be low and fog may form even on quite small hills.
Q. Is condensation increasing or decreasing?
So, at a given temperature, the condensation rate is roughly proportional to the partial pressure of water for relative humidities of 100-102% at the surface of the object. Note that the relative humidity increases with decreased temperature.
Table of Contents
- Q. Is condensation increasing or decreasing?
- Q. What happens at the level of condensation?
- Q. What is the condensation level in the atmosphere?
- Q. Where does the lifting condensation level occur?
- Q. What is wet adiabatic rate?
- Q. Are nimbostratus clouds stable?
- Q. What do clouds made of water droplets look like?
- Q. Which kind of clouds are a high clouds?
Q. What happens at the level of condensation?
The convective condensation level (CCL) results when strong surface heating causes buoyant lifting of surface air and subsequent mixing of the planetary boundary layer, so that the layer near the surface ends up with a dry adiabatic lapse rate.
Q. What is the condensation level in the atmosphere?
Condensation Level: The altitude at which a rising air parcel reaches saturation, usually the cloud base height. Condensation level The level above the surface marking the base of a cumuliform cloud. ~[⇑]-The height at which a rising parcel or layer of air would become saturated if lifted adiabatically.
Q. Where does the lifting condensation level occur?
The LCL (Lifting Condensation Level) is the height in meters above the ground surface at which a rising parcel of air first becomes saturated. This level is found theoretically in several similar ways.
Q. What is wet adiabatic rate?
The MALR (Moist Adiabatic Lapse Rate) is also called the wet or saturated adiabatic lapse rate. It is the temperature trajectory a parcel of saturated air takes. The wet adiabatic lapse rate varies from about 4 C/km to nearly 9.8 C/km. The slope of the wet adiabats depend on the moisture content of the air.
Q. Are nimbostratus clouds stable?
Nimbostratus clouds are produced by nearly thermodynamically stable air motions and are deep enough to allow precipitation particles to grow to the sizes of raindrops and snowflakes.
Q. What do clouds made of water droplets look like?
Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, usually a mixture of both. The water and ice scatter all light, making clouds appear white. If the clouds get thick enough or high enough all the light above does not make it through, hence the gray or dark look.
Q. Which kind of clouds are a high clouds?
High-level clouds: The three main types of high clouds are cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus. Cirrus clouds are wispy, feathery, and composed entirely of ice crystals.
