The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... clouds are common over land areas and are best developed near mountains in high latitudes , where the high - level winds are more often found WAVE CLOUD WAVE CLOUD WAVE CLOUD OROGRAPHIC CIRRUS ICE TRAIL. 110 ALTOCUMULUS in foreground is ...
... clouds are common over land areas and are best developed near mountains in high latitudes , where the high - level winds are more often found WAVE CLOUD WAVE CLOUD WAVE CLOUD OROGRAPHIC CIRRUS ICE TRAIL. 110 ALTOCUMULUS in foreground is ...
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CLOUD T. 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 ...
CLOUD T. 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 ...
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T ICE CLOUD. NOCTILUCENT clouds are probably made of ice crystals , but have been the object of many fanciful theories . They appear at a height of about 50 miles ( 80 km ) and re- main in sunlight when the area below has become dark .
T ICE CLOUD. NOCTILUCENT clouds are probably made of ice crystals , but have been the object of many fanciful theories . They appear at a height of about 50 miles ( 80 km ) and re- main in sunlight when the area below has become dark .
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