Lesson 4: Clouds and Fog
Learning Activities

Here are some exploration applets that should help you learn some important concepts.


Activity 1: Cloud identification

The book has a nice discussion on cloud types, here's additional information on different cloud types.

 

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Activity 2: Temperature, Relative Humidty and dew point

It is very important, particularly in fog formation, to understand how relative humidity changes with changing temperature.

 

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Activity 3: Cloud base height

There are some simple ways to estimate cloud base altitude knowing the surface temperature and dew point.

 

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Activity 4: Precipitation Type

Here's an applet that allows you to better explore the concepts demonstrated in figure 6.22 - Precipitation Type

 

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