Aerial Cloud Surfing

What is a cloud, how does it form, and what dictates its color?

The air around us contains water in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. As warm air rises, it expands and cools and temperature. Cooler air cannot hold as much water vapor as warm air, and as a result some of the water vapor condenses onto condensation nuclei (such as dust particles, etc) that are floating in the air and a tiny droplet is formed around each particulate of condensation nuclei. When billions of these microscopic droplets form and come together a visible cloud forms. A cloud is essentially just a large collection/accumulation of these tiny droplets of water vapor or ice crystals. These droplets are so small and light that they float in the air and do not fall to the surface. Clouds are white in color because their water droplets/ice crystals are large enough to scatter the light of the seven wavelengths of light which combine to produce white light. As long as the cloud and the air that it is comprised of is warmer than the air around it, it floats. The characteristics of clouds are influenced by the elements available at the time. These include the amount of water vapor, the temperature at arbitrary heights , the wind, and other air masses .

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Aerial Cloud Surfing

What is a cloud, how does it form, and what dictates its color?

The air around us contains water in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. As warm air rises, it expands and cools and temperature. Cooler air cannot hold as much water vapor as warm air, and as a result some of the water vapor condenses onto condensation nuclei (such as dust particles, etc) that are floating in the air and a tiny droplet is formed around each particulate of condensation nuclei. When billions of these microscopic droplets form and come together a visible cloud forms. A cloud is essentially just a large collection/accumulation of these tiny droplets of water vapor or ice crystals. These droplets are so small and light that they float in the air and do not fall to the surface. Clouds are white in color because their water droplets/ice crystals are large enough to scatter the light of the seven wavelengths of light which combine to produce white light. As long as the cloud and the air that it is comprised of is warmer than the air around it, it floats. The characteristics of clouds are influenced by the elements available at the time. These include the amount of water vapor, the temperature at arbitrary heights , the wind, and other air masses .

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Floating Monsters in the Sky: What Severe Thunderstorms & “Shelf” Clouds Really Look Like

We are sure most people have heard the term shelf cloud, so exactly what is a shelf cloud?

A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal, wedge-shaped arcus cloud attached to the base of the parent cloud, which is usually a thunderstorm cumulonimbus, but could form on any type of convective clouds. Rising air motion can often be seen in the leading (outer) part of the shelf cloud, while the underside can often appear as turbulent and wind-torn. Cool, sinking air from a storm cloud's downdraft spreads out across the land surface, with the leading edge called a gust front.

Our goal is to advance science with our discovery of being able to showcase what shelf clouds and severe storms really look like!

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of severe thunderstorms through our aerial imagery! And we intent to continuously post on here as well other sites, as the more people see these images the more normal they become, exposure is key in normalizing this new view and perspective on showers and storms.

We are working on papers and presentations to submit to peer reviewed scientific journals as well! After a while, we hope our efforts help normalize that showers and storms are much more than just “blobs” on a radar screen, they are gigantic living and breathing entities that are just water and air!

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