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A simplified model for the formation, movement, and dissipation of fair weather cumulus clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Martin Fox
Martin Fox*
Affiliation:
Michigan State University
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Extract

Certain patches of ground are favorable to the formation of fair weather cumulus clouds. These are patches which reflect rather than absorb solar heat. As the air above these patches is warmed, it will rise and, if the humidity is sufficient, the cooling effect of higher elevation will cause formation of a cloud of the type known as the fair weather cumulus. This fact is used in the present paper to develop a stochastic model for the temporal evolution of the contribution to cloud cover by fair weather cumuli.

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Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , June 1965 , pp. 178 - 185
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Copyright © Sheffield: Applied Probability Trust 

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References

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