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MMeteorite1 wrote:Follow up questions:
1. When the positive and negative charges separate, which are higher and which are closer to the ground?
2. What is the "feeler" stage of a lightning strike and what is the postive upward stroke from the ground called?

thisusernameistaken wrote:Negative charges build up in the clouds and positive charges on the Earth's surface. When the difference is big enough, the electrons in the clouds find the fastest path to the ground which creates lightning. The lightning heats up the air quickly which creates thunder.

1. The Negative charges are higher and the positive charges are closer to the ground.

2. The feeler stage is a steeped leader and the positive upward stoke from the ground is called the return stroke.

Wasn't too sure about this one.

Also remember that charged particles are separated within the clould where the upper part is also positive. This leads to intra-clould and cloud-to-cloud lightning http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall201 ... tning.html Return stroke is also sometimes referred to as an upward streamer. Good question!

lovescience wrote:

MMeteorite1 wrote:Follow up questions:
1. When the positive and negative charges separate, which are higher and which are closer to the ground?
2. What is the "feeler" stage of a lightning strike and what is the postive upward stroke from the ground called?

thisusernameistaken wrote:Negative charges build up in the clouds and positive charges on the Earth's surface. When the difference is big enough, the electrons in the clouds find the fastest path to the ground which creates lightning. The lightning heats up the air quickly which creates thunder.

1. The Negative charges are higher and the positive charges are closer to the ground.

2. The feeler stage is a steeped leader and the positive upward stoke from the ground is called the return stroke.

Wasn't too sure about this one.

Looks like the thread needs reviving!
Here's a question: What kind of clouds can be found in the upper-level of a hurricane or a tropical cyclone, and it is found as a result of what meteorological occurrence (Looking for a specific term here; hint: this term is also found in thunderstorms with relation to the gust front)

Cirrus clouds, and they are a result from outflow.

My question: List as many weather satelites as you can and explain their uses.

Okay, I know they aren't a single satellite but:
GOES: image clouds, monitor earth's surface temperature and water vapor fields, weather forecasting, severe storm tracking
POES: weather analysis and forecasting, climate research and prediction, global sea surface temperature measurements, atmospheric soundings of temperature and humidity, ocean dynamics research, global vegetation analysis

What is the Maunder Minimum and what climatological event did it coincide with?

I'm not sure... but is doesn't it have something to do do with sunspots and the Little Ice Age?
BTW, I don't really have any questions to ask, so can someone do it for me? Thanks!

Alright, name the class on the Köppen: mild, receives significant precipitation in all months, no more than 3 months have average temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit.