They can run from several hundred meters to several km tall, and are powered by the updraft in /
under the cumulus.
While aloft, the birds were found to leverage the circular movements of upward drafts, originating
under cumulus clouds, to soar to higher altitudes.
Unlike other birds, most of which avoid clouds because of their turbulence, frigatebirds seem to seek them out to ride on the strong updrafts
under cumulus clouds in the open ocean to gain altitude.
The birds ride on the strong updrafts
under cumulus clouds in the open ocean to gain altitude.
Not exact matches
Willis writes: «
Under the new late - morning
cumulus circulation regime, much less surface warming goes on.
In - depth analysis reveals that the model's shallow
cumulus convection scheme tends to significantly
under - produce clouds during the times when shallow
cumuli exist in the observations, while the deep convective and stratiform cloud schemes significantly over-produce low - level clouds throughout the day.
Simulation of
cumulus clouds under conditions observed during the Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) field ca
cumulus clouds
under conditions observed during the Rain in
Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) field ca
Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) field campaign.
In fact, only broad blankets of
CUMULUS clouds trap heat
under the context that your NASA research team's article suggests.