Meteorology B

[DerechosRYummy]

we clouds!!!

1. what do roll clouds show?
2. how can you tell a wall and shelf cloud apart?
3. what cloud comes down from a wall cloud?

1. Not sure what you meant, but a line of evaporating air ahead of a storm?
2. Wall clouds descend below the central base of the thunderstorm and are cylindrical, while shelf clouds are low and ominous and descend on the leading edge of a thunderstorm.
3. A funnel cloud

[IHateClouds]

1. Not sure what you meant, but a line of evaporating air ahead of a storm?
2. Wall clouds descend below the central base of the thunderstorm and are cylindrical, while shelf clouds are low and ominous and descend on the leading edge of a thunderstorm.
3. A funnel cloud

1. i was going for gust front/outflow boundary


2. yes, but i was thinking shelf clouds cover the entire horizon whereas wall clouds are much smaller. the shape of a wall clouds is kind of juts out from the main thunderstorm.


3. yep

your turn!

[DerechosRYummy]

1. What is an atmospheric river?
2. Which atmospheric river goes from the tropics near Hawaii to the western US?
3. What time of year are jet streams most pronounced?

[IHateClouds]

1. What is an atmospheric river?
2. Which atmospheric river goes from the tropics near Hawaii to the western US?
3. What time of year are jet streams most pronounced?

1. a long skinny motion of moist air from outside the tropics to redistribute moisture elsewhere


2. pineapple express


3.winter

[DerechosRYummy]

1. What is an atmospheric river?
2. Which atmospheric river goes from the tropics near Hawaii to the western US?
3. What time of year are jet streams most pronounced?

1. a long skinny motion of moist air from outside the tropics to redistribute moisture elsewhere


2. pineapple express


3.winter

Those are all right.
Your turn!

[IHateClouds]

Those are all right.
Your turn!

Cool!

1. What are two types of debris flows?
2. What is the difference between a river flood and an urban flood?
3. If your driving and its hailing, what should you do?

[DerechosRYummy]

1. What are two types of debris flows?
2. What is the difference between a river flood and an urban flood?
3. If your driving and its hailing, what should you do?

1. Mudslides and landslides
2. Urban floods are more dangerous since the surfaces in an urban area aren't able to absorb water, while the typically rural areas around rivers can absorb the water.
3. Stop the car and stay inside the car until the storm passes

[IHateClouds]

1. Mudslides and landslides
2. Urban floods are more dangerous since the surfaces in an urban area aren't able to absorb water, while the typically rural areas around rivers can absorb the water.
3. Stop the car and stay inside the car until the storm passes

1. i was thinking lahar and jokulhlaup


2. hah so i kinda messed up the wording and i meant the difference between river and flash flooding, which is flash floods take place in less than 6 hrs. whoops
3. yes, i would add that you should put your back to the windows and cover your head

[DerechosRYummy]

1. What are the three types of cumulus clouds and how are they distinguished?
2. How does a lenticular cloud form, and what does it look like?
3. What type of cloud typically appears before the arrival of a low pressure system?

[IHateClouds]

1. What are the three types of cumulus clouds and how are they distinguished?
2. How does a lenticular cloud form, and what does it look like?
3. What type of cloud typically appears before the arrival of a low pressure system?

1. altocumulus, lower than cirrocumulus and each segment is larger; cirrocumulus, higher that altocumulus and each little section is very tiny; stratocumulus, covers the entire sky. ig there's also cumulus too which has bigger sections that altocumulus but doesn't cover the whole sky and sections are a lot farther from each other.


2. a lenticular cloud forms from topography (so like from a mountain) and looks like a flying saucer.


3. i have no idea but maybe cumulus?