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Surfing Above the Clouds by Ohio Valley Aerial

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 .

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Cloud Surfing by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Cloud Surfing

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Storm Chasing by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Storm Chasing

Showers and thunderstorms (Convection) are giant waterfalls in the sky when viewed from the air that come out of the base of their parent convective cloud. Usually the base they come out of is bounded by clouds and sometimes these bounding clouds take on an organized almost vault-like look or rugged look and can produce strong winds as the rain cooled air pushes outward and the convection takes in warmer air-creating a gustfront or shelf cloud. Everything you need to know about what is going on with a storm (convective) cell is located at and below its cloud base level. Going to mid levels of a storm and just above the base is good and fun for structure images but has no applications to helping people know what’s going on with the storm because all that is way lower in altitude below its cloud base level. Aerial chasing is something just a few people in the world diligently have pursued, it’s a unique hobby.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Surfing Above the Clouds by Ohio Valley Aerial

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 .

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Clouds As Seen From The Air by Ohio Valley Aerial

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#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Clouds As Seen From The Air by Ohio Valley Aerial

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Aerial Storm Chasing by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Storm Chasing

Showers and thunderstorms (Convection) are giant waterfalls in the sky when viewed from the air that come out of the base of their parent convective cloud. Usually the base they come out of is bounded by clouds and sometimes these bounding clouds take on an organized almost vault-like look or rugged look and can produce strong winds as the rain cooled air pushes outward and the convection takes in warmer air-creating a gustfront or shelf cloud. Everything you need to know about what is going on with a storm (convective) cell is located at and below its cloud base level. Going to mid levels of a storm and just above the base is good and fun for structure images but has no applications to helping people know what’s going on with the storm because all that is way lower in altitude below its cloud base level. Aerial chasing is something just a few people in the world diligently have pursued, it’s a unique hobby.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial photos of storms by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like

From the start, pilots are taught to stay away and avoid thunderstorms and anything associated with them. Much of this has to do with the danger of the unpredictable winds around them, there are ways to safely navigate close to storms in the air, and that is what we have done.

We are showcasing what thunderstorms actually look like in real life in this collection.

Everyone has heard of damaging winds and tornadoes and torrential rainfall, but what do these actually look like in real life? We have answers in this collection below!

Very few have actually seen these sights, we look at it like what knowledge could have been missed if we hadn’t have done that flight, every flight is invaluable to the science!

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket

#aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Clouds As Seen From The Air by Ohio Valley Aerial

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Aerial View of A Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial View of a Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Photo of a Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like Our goal is to advance science with our new discovery of being able to showcase what showers and storms really look like!

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they're essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not. #aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Photo of a Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like Our goal is to advance science with our new discovery of being able to showcase what showers and storms really look like!

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they're essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Photo of a Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like Our goal is to advance science with our new discovery of being able to showcase what showers and storms really look like!

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they're essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial photo of an approaching shelf cloud by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial photo of an approaching shelf cloud from a small linear storm back in summer 2024

A shelf cloud is a low-level, wedge-shaped cloud that forms along the leading edge of a thunderstorm. It signals gusty winds, possibly damaging, are approaching.Shelf clouds form when rain-cooled air from the thunderstorm rushes downward. Warm air is lifted upward to replace the cooler air. The warm air rises, condenses, and forms the shelf cloud.

Note in this photo one can identify how the rain cooled air from the very evident dense rain core has rushed out in front of the storm body in the form of this shelf cloud.

Everyone has heard of damaging winds in storms, but what do these actually look like in real life? This image says a thousand words and helps to answer this!

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket

#aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Clouds As Seen From The Air by Ohio Valley Aerial

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Aerial Cloud Surfing by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Cloud Surfing

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Surfing Above the Clouds by Ohio Valley Aerial

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 .

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Surfing Alongside the Clouds by Ohio Valley Aerial

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 .

Here is something interesting that probably a lot of people have never thought of, but clouds are not as light as they look, they are actually extremely heavy and a lot of this is due to their water composition.

Typically your average small puffy cumulus cloud weighs at least 1,100,000 pounds. This can widely vary depending on the size and composition as this is just an AVERAGE.

Typical thunderstorm clouds weigh on average 563,200,000 pounds, again this can widely vary too depending on conditions, this is just an AVERAGE.

The reason why these clouds float instead of crashing down to earth and crushing everything in sight is because the air below the cloud is denser than the cloud, so the cloud floats on top of the denser air nearer the land surface.

Aerial imagery and analysis helps to give an approximate size of cloud or clouds being studied

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Aerial View of a Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

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Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Storm Chasing by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Storm Chasing

Showers and thunderstorms (Convection) are giant waterfalls in the sky when viewed from the air that come out of the base of their parent convective cloud. Usually the base they come out of is bounded by clouds and sometimes these bounding clouds take on an organized almost vault-like look or rugged look and can produce strong winds as the rain cooled air pushes outward and the convection takes in warmer air-creating a gustfront or shelf cloud. Everything you need to know about what is going on with a storm (convective) cell is located at and below its cloud base level. Going to mid levels of a storm and just above the base is good and fun for structure images but has no applications to helping people know what’s going on with the storm because all that is way lower in altitude below its cloud base level. Aerial chasing is something just a few people in the world diligently have pursued, it’s a unique hobby.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial View of A Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial View of a Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Photo of a Thunderstorm by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like Our goal is to advance science with our new discovery of being able to showcase what showers and storms really look like!

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they're essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not. #aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Aerial Storm Chasing by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Storm Chasing

Showers and thunderstorms (Convection) are giant waterfalls in the sky when viewed from the air that come out of the base of their parent convective cloud. Usually the base they come out of is bounded by clouds and sometimes these bounding clouds take on an organized almost vault-like look or rugged look and can produce strong winds as the rain cooled air pushes outward and the convection takes in warmer air-creating a gustfront or shelf cloud. Everything you need to know about what is going on with a storm (convective) cell is located at and below its cloud base level. Going to mid levels of a storm and just above the base is good and fun for structure images but has no applications to helping people know what’s going on with the storm because all that is way lower in altitude below its cloud base level. Aerial chasing is something just a few people in the world diligently have pursued, it’s a unique hobby.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Clouds As Seen From The Air by Ohio Valley Aerial

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Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like by Ohio Valley Aerial

Floating Waterfalls in the Sky: What Storms Really Look Like

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

Our goal is to change societies perspective and understanding of showers and 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!

Showers & Thunderstorms (convection) are much more than just blobs on a radar, they’re essentially heavy floating towers of condensed water vapor that have waterfalls, various wind fields, and electricity flowing inside them, that sometimes make it to the ground and sometimes not.

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch

#aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore

Clouds As Seen From The Air by Ohio Valley Aerial

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Aerial Cloud Surfing by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Cloud Surfing

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Surfing Above the Clouds by Ohio Valley Aerial

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 .

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book by Ohio Valley Aerial

Aerial Convective 3D Modeling & Chemistry Book

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Surfing Above the Clouds by Ohio Valley Aerial

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 .

#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #aerial #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology

Surfing Above the Clouds by Ohio Valley Aerial

Surfing Above the Clouds