NATS 101 Lecture 9 Finish Clouds Vertical Stability Precipitation (if we get to it) |
Summary: Fog |
Cloud Classification |
Cloud Classification |
Slide 5 |
Cloud Classification |
Cloud Classification |
Cirrus (Ci) |
Cirrocumulus (Cc) |
Cirrostratus (Cs) |
Altocumulus (Ac) |
Altostratus (As) |
Nimbostatus (Ns) |
Stratus (St) |
Stratocumulus (Sc) |
Cumulus (Cu) Humilis |
Cumulus Congestus (Cu) |
Cumulonimbus (Cb) |
Supercell Cb |
Mammatus |
Pileus |
Lenticular |
Banner Cloud |
Kelvin-Helmholtz |
Jet Contrail |
Summary: Cloud Classification |
NowÉ Vertical Stability |
Tennis Basics |
Air Molecules Act Similarly |
Rising Air Cools-Sinking Air Warms |
Adiabatic Cooling-Warming |
Rising, Saturated Air Cools Less |
Moist Flow over a Mountain |
Brain Burners |
Concept of Stability |
ArchimedesÕ Principle |
Absolutely Stable: Top Rock |
Absolutely Unstable: Middle Rock |
Conditionally Unstable: Lower Rock |
Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR) |
Summary: Key Concepts I |
Summary: Key Concepts II |
NATS 101 Precipitation Processes |
Supplemental References for Precipitation processes |
Cloud Droplets to Raindrops |
Terminal Fall Speeds (upward suspension velocity) |
Collision-Coalescence |
Warm Cloud Precipitation |
Mixed Water-Ice Clouds |
SVP over Liquid and Ice |
SVP near Droplets and Ice |
Ice Crystal Process |
Accretion-Aggregation Process |
Summary: Key Concepts |
Examples of Precipitation Types |
Temp Profiles for Precipitation |
Summary: Key Concepts |
Assignment |
Assignment for Next Lecture |