Thunderstorms: How they form and what makes them powerful
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Why is the CCL level not mentioned or explained in the article?
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Interesting and thorough read, thank you for your effort Jari!
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Perfect explanation. Thanks. There should be documents like this available to access every time.
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@Mathew1998 Hi, just so that the article wouldn’t be too long and complicated. There is room for explanation here. So I apologize for the unsolicited explanation.
The Convective Condensation Level (CCL) is the height at which cumulus clouds begin to form. So like the Lifting Condensation Level (LCL), it represents the cloud base, but differs in the mechanism by which an air parcel reaches it: in the case of the LCL, the parcel is lifted by an external force (a so-called triggering mechanism, such as a front), whereas in the case of the CCL, it rises on its own due to buoyancy.
A dry air parcel heated by the warm surface becomes warmer than the surrounding air and begins to rise due to buoyant force. As it ascends, it cools at the dry adiabatic lapse rate (approximately 10 °C per kilometer, following the dry adiabat) and its relative humidity increases. At the CCL, the relative humidity reaches 100 %, and the parcel becomes saturated. At this point, condensation of water vapor begins, forming a visible cloud. With further ascent, the air cools at the moist adiabatic lapse rate (following the the moist/wet adiabat). -
@Mark-Meininger Hi, for now, most of the articles published for the given area can be found in the menu (near the bottom) under Weather news. Warm regards, Jari
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@JEU1 the mph and kilometers an hour are they correct? Or mixed up 10m/s is 36kmh but miles 81?
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@JEU1 Hi, you are absolutely right, 10 m/s is approximately 22 mph. Thank you very much for pointing it out, I’ll correct it right away. Have a great day,
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Thank you for the article, particularly the section on radiosondes.
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This article gives very detailed overview of thunderstorm formation. Thank you!
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i was at the boston museum and on the 2 floor theres a cumulonnimbus and a cumulus cloud and more. (even a moist tornado)
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@Jari-Sochorová Super artykuł wiele ważnych informacji w kwestii nauki i przypomnieć sobie to co ważne w kwestii burz ich powstawania rozwoju i zaniku.Warto dalej kontynuować ten artykuł. Pozdrawiam Serdecznie
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@da-fox-lover @Boris-Ivanov-3 @Mark-Meininger @JEU1 @danish1681 @FresnoCAwx @Staszek-Stanley-Storm-Chaser-Saj Hi, thank you all for your support. If there’s any weather-related topic you’d like us to cover, don’t hesitate to let me know. Warm regards, Jari
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i like storms lol
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@idefix37 ...good way or bad way?😬
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@Jari-Sochorová Hi! I'm Eric. I will like to post this article in a Sciences Magazine in Cameroon. The name is SAT Magazine. Is there any formalities for such demands thanks!
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@mamankeericjoel Hi Eric, You are welcome to publish the article in SAT Magazine. Please note that it was initially published on Windy.com and that the author is Jaroslava Sochorova. No other formalities are needed. Thanks!
