Sentences with phrase «large cumulus clouds»

We're not to the point of no return yet; the sun is shining amid large cumulus clouds.

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At this point, either the clouds can dissipate into a popcorn - like formation — which is called unaggregated convection — or other cumulus clouds in the vicinity will pile onto them, forming a larger cloud cluster (aggregated convection).

Arakawa, A., and W.H. Schubert, 1974: Interaction of a cumulus cloud ensemble with the large - scale environment, Part I. J. Atmos.

When Cassini first encountered Titan, it observed a large outburst of methane cumulus clouds over Titan's south polar region.

The physical model I have in mind for this negative WV feedback is based on a proposal of Prof. William Gray (Colorado State University), who pictured cumulus clouds carrying moisture into the UT, but occupying only a small area; the remaining (and much larger) area experiences descending air («subsidence»)-- hence drying.

At this point, either the clouds can dissipate into a popcorn - like formation — which is called unaggregated convection — or other cumulus clouds in the vicinity will pile onto them, forming a larger cloud cluster (aggregated convection).