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The characteristic of clouds that have vertical development.
Answer to Problem 13RQ
The characteristics of clouds that have vertical development are of unstable air and it depends on the adiabatic lapse (rate of cooling) of air as it reaches high altitudes.
Explanation of Solution
The air takes heat from the surface of the Earth (by
The air, when moves up in the sky, starts cooling. And when the temperature of the air reaches the dew point temperature, condensation forms. If the measured adiabatic lapse rate is less than the wet one, the air is said to be stable and if it is greater than the wet one, then it is said to be unstable.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the characteristics of clouds that have vertical development are of unstable air and it depends on the adiabatic lapse (rate of cooling) of air as it reaches high altitudes.
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