Hot air balloons Clouds Precipitation Stable conditions Absolute instability Conditional stability Surface inversion 1 Inversion aloft LA Basin Inversion Inversion Layer Los Angeles Cloud Development Cloud Shapes Cirrus curl of hair thin wisps Stratus blanket extensive layers Cumulus pile puffy masses Air cools upon rising Cools to dew point temperature Condensation begins Lifting condensation level Cloud Groups High clouds 6000 m or more above surface Middle clouds 2000 m to 6000 m above Low clouds less than 2000 m above surface Clouds of vertical development Present through more than one level Product of atmospheric instability 2 cirrus Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus Altocumulus Altostratus Nimbostratus 3 Cumulus Cumulonimbus Cloud classification left Cloud classification right Fog Golden Gate Bridge Fog Tule Fog 4 Condensation in clouds Bergeron Process of ice crystal growth Glaze ice Bergeron notes Collision coalescence Giant hailstone 5 Hail damage Rime ice Pogonip Precipitation measurement Precipitation Map of Washington Weather radar display http grannysatticquilts com pogonip html http www ptguide com weather index html 6
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