The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of CloudsPenguin, 5 jun 2007 - 320 pagina's Now in paperback: the runaway British bestseller that has cloudspotters everywhere looking up. Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Veteran journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor-Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from history and science to art and pop culture. Cumulus, nimbostratus, and the dramatic and surfable Morning Glory cloud are just a few of the varieties explored in this smart, witty, and eclectic tour through the skies. Illustrated with striking photographs (including a new section in full-color) and line drawings featuring everything from classical paintings to lava lamps, The Cloudspotter's Guide will have enthusiasts, weather watchers, and the just plain curious floating on cloud nine. |
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... less puffy shape , its edges being fainter and more ragged . It is the way a Cumulus looks when it is decaying at the ripe old age of ten minutes or so . - Besides being divided into species , each of the ten main cloud types – each ...
... less puffy shape , its edges being fainter and more ragged . It is the way a Cumulus looks when it is decaying at the ripe old age of ten minutes or so . - Besides being divided into species , each of the ten main cloud types – each ...
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... less dense than the water , and floats up . The movement is called convection . The air above a Sun - warmed field also expands and floats upwards . 1 The hot bulb warms the oil at the bottom of the lamp . In the same way a field ...
... less dense than the water , and floats up . The movement is called convection . The air above a Sun - warmed field also expands and floats upwards . 1 The hot bulb warms the oil at the bottom of the lamp . In the same way a field ...
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... less dense than the air around and float upwards . It is the very same principle as the rising of thermals on a sunny day . In fact , Cumulus clouds can form above fires . Known as pyrocumulus , these appear as Cumulus mounds atop the ...
... less dense than the air around and float upwards . It is the very same principle as the rising of thermals on a sunny day . In fact , Cumulus clouds can form above fires . Known as pyrocumulus , these appear as Cumulus mounds atop the ...
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altitude Altocumulus Altostratus appear atmosphere base beautiful become blue building called cause Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus Cirrus clear cloud cloudlets cloudspotter cold colours coming common congestus contrails cooling course cover Cumulonimbus Cumulus Cumulus clouds currents dark develop droplets drops effect explained fact fall feel formation freeze front ground grow halo hand happens heat ice crystals increase known layer lenticularis less light look lower mackerel means miles moon Morning Glory mountain never Nimbostratus notice observed paintings particles pass precipitation radiation rain reaches regions result rising seeding seems seen shape side snow sometimes species spread storm Stratocumulus Stratus sunlight surface temperature tend thick thing troposphere types undulatus usually vapour varieties visible warm warmer waves weather Whilst wind