The Classification of Clouds The scientific study of clouds began in 1803 when Luke Howard‚ a British pharmacist and amateur meteorologist‚ introduced the first system for classifying clouds. Although many other procedures for cloud classification have been devised over the years‚ Howard’s system is so simple and effective that it is still in use today. It is based on the shape‚ distribution‚ and altitude of clouds. He identified ten different categories‚ but they are all variations of three
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Title FLAT BOTTOM CLOUDS (PART 1) Introduction You have probably heard people say hot air rises‚ after all isnt that why hot air balloons rise Well‚ if this were the case shouldnt we be sun bathing instead of skiing on the mountaintops What happened to all that hot air There must be more to this story. In this laboratory you will be investigating how pressure affects the temperature of air and how this relates to the formation of clouds in the troposphere. You will form a cloud in a bottle‚ find
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Cloud Types Common cloud classifications Clouds are classified into a system that uses Latin words to describe the appearance of clouds as seen by an observer on the ground. The table below summarizes the four principal components of this classification system (Ahrens‚ 1994). Latin Root | | Translation | | Example | cumulus stratus cirrus nimbus | | heap layer curl of hair rain | | fair weather cumulus altostratus cirrus cumulonimbus | Further classification identifies clouds
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How do Clouds Form? While there are a wide variety of cloud shapes and sizes‚ they are all made of the same thing: condensed water or ice. Clouds form when rising air‚ through expansion‚ cools to the point where some of the water vapor molecules "clump together" faster than they are torn apart by their thermal energy. Some of that (invisible) water vapor condenses to form (visible) cloud droplets or ice crystals. Some clouds are called “convective" because it is produced from warm air pockets
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sky. 7. Dark clouds loomed above (rain clouds covered the sky). 8. Night falls and the temperature dipped to a comfortable cool. 9. The evening sky was overcast in a mixture of purple and red clouds. 10. Thunder rumbled softly. 11. Merciless rain started pouring down in torrents. 2.2 Sun/Sky/Cloud/Morning 1. The sun filtered through the clouds‚ signaling the end of the rain. 2. A golden glow spread across the sky as the sun chased the dark clouds away. 3. The
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IMPACTS OF CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES -CLOUD COMPUTING 2012.12 COMP1020 ABSTRACT Cloud computing is definitely one of the most popular concepts in the contemporary computer world. Open an IT website or an IT magazine and this term shows up everywhere‚ which is constantly being preached‚ or even overused by most of the IT firms. However‚ few users and beneficiaries have an understanding of its real definition; moreover‚ though sounded novel‚ the cloud computing actually has connection
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Abstract This essay determined the impact of cloud computing on corporate Information Technology level. The benefits of cloud computing towards organization are discussed throughout the paper. Cloud computing reduces the Information Technology cost and makes company more flexible. Some of the demerits of cloud computing has been described in the discussion. Some of the Houston based companies‚ such as OMNIPOTECH and Empact IT has benefited from cloud computing service for many years. Finally‚ two
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Advantages Cloud computing relies on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale similar to a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network.[2] At the foundation of cloud computing is the broader concept of converged infrastructure and shared services. The cloud also focuses on maximizing the effectiveness of the shared resources. Cloud resources are usually not only shared by multiple users but are also dynamically re-allocated per demand. This can work for allocating
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| Davis – Farooq Khan – Cloud Computing | | | | | | The information technology industry during its short existence has witnessed many developments in software‚ hardware and processes. Perhaps the biggest development that the software industry has experienced is the recent emergence of Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing can be defined as the process through which software applications‚ data storage and processing capacity are accessed over the internet. Attaining access to the
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Cloud Computing CSC560X: Electronic Commerce and Intranet Development August 19th‚ 2013 The History of Cloud Computing Technological advancements have always enabled humanity to share information at greater rates. In 4000 BC‚ Sumerians developed a method to write down information on clay tablets. In 1450‚ Gutenburg developed the printing press allowing the mass production of the written word. As we progress through the 21st century‚ humans now have the ability to share information
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