The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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ALTOCUMULUS in foreground is a wave cloud that has become unstable and broken into cloud- lets . Some of the cloudlets are arranged in billows by the change of wind within the cloud . In the background are evening cumulus . codings have ...
ALTOCUMULUS in foreground is a wave cloud that has become unstable and broken into cloud- lets . Some of the cloudlets are arranged in billows by the change of wind within the cloud . In the background are evening cumulus . codings have ...
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WAVE CLOUD WAVE CLOUD WAVE CLOUD OROGRAPHIC CIRRUS ICE TRAIL LEE WAVE WAVE CLOUD CONDENSATION LEE WAVE EVAPORATION 111 ( Above ) Mountain wave clouds ( left ) are larger than lee wave clouds at high levels . Low cloud is stable ; middle ...
WAVE CLOUD WAVE CLOUD WAVE CLOUD OROGRAPHIC CIRRUS ICE TRAIL LEE WAVE WAVE CLOUD CONDENSATION LEE WAVE EVAPORATION 111 ( Above ) Mountain wave clouds ( left ) are larger than lee wave clouds at high levels . Low cloud is stable ; middle ...
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NOCTILUCENT clouds are probably made of ice crystals , but have been the object of many fanciful theories . ... The drop size is very small- 0.00015 mm - and the iridescence gives the cloud its name ; the colors are very clear when ...
NOCTILUCENT clouds are probably made of ice crystals , but have been the object of many fanciful theories . ... The drop size is very small- 0.00015 mm - and the iridescence gives the cloud its name ; the colors are very clear when ...
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