WX 201 - Survey of Meteorology: Part Questions and Answers (100% Pass)2
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WX 201
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WX 201
How is the air cooled so that a cloud will form?
Adiabatic Temperature Changes
air parcel
an isolated volume or mass of air
environment
the air surrounding the parcel
adiabatic process
a process during which no net exchange of energy takes place
between a parcel and its environment (i....
✓ Positively buoyant air (o.e., Air Parcels warmer than their environment)
rising; note - all "cumulus-like" clouds are the result of convection
(including Thunderstorms)
Orographic Lift
✓ Process by which air is forced to rise by mountains (can be a trigger
mechanism for clouds and thunderstorms)
Convergence
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