Just Me......Looking UP Again

Ever wondered about clouds? Well so did I .........did a bit of research on the subject: (Thanks and acknowledgement to Wikipedia)

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by Arlane Crump

Title

Just Me......Looking UP Again

Artist

Arlane Crump

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Ever wondered about clouds? Well so did I .........did a bit of research on the subject: (Thanks and acknowledgement to Wikipedia)

Clouds form in the Earth's atmosphere when water evaporates from oceans, lakes, ponds, and even streams and rivers; and by evaporation or transpiration over moist areas of Earth's land surface.[1] The vapor rises up into colder areas of the atmosphere due to convective, orographic, or frontal lifting. This subjects the rising air to a process called adiabatic cooling.[2]
The water vapor attaches itself to condensation nuclei which can be anything from dust to microscopic particles of salt and debris. Once the vapor has been cooled to saturation, the cloud becomes visible. All weather-producing clouds form in the troposphere, the lowest major layer of the atmosphere. However very small amounts of water vapor can be found higher up in the stratosphere and mesosphere and may condense into very thin clouds if the air temperatures are sufficiently cold. The nephology branch of meteorology is focused on the study of cloud physics.

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August 28th, 2016