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EOSC - Thunderstorms

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thunderstorm
thick clouds
with ...
lightning
 
thunder
 
updrafts and downdrafts
also called
cumulonimbus
energy from
temperature
 
humidity
anvil
near top of troposphere
 
10-15 km high
 
100 km diameter
base
near ground
 
~ 1 km high
dome
strong updraft
 
overshoots anvil
 
15 km diameter
mammatus clouds
lumpy
thunderstorms made of ...
large cells
forms in ...
15-30 min
multicell thunderstorm
most thunderstorms
 
2 or more cells
 
different stages
squall line
line of many thunderstorms
 
often on cold front
but ...
can move in a different direction
shelf cloud
leading edge
what surges ahead?
gust front
sometimes these form ->
transient tornadoes
supercell
very large
 
rotating
this part is called the ...
mesocyclone
 
single cell
can cause ...
tornadoes
 
large hail
 
frequent lightning
 
heavy rain
 
strong winds
types - 1
low precipitation
 
lots of hail
2
classical
 
rainy downdraft
 
rain free updraft
the last two may be switched (not sure)
ok
3
high precipitation
 
updraft surrounded by rain
thunderstorm life cycle - 1
cumulus stage
 
updraft
 
no rain
 
no anvil
2
mature stage
 
up and downdrafts
 
heavy rain
 
crisp anvil
3
dissipating stage
 
downdraft
 
light rain
 
fuzzy anvil
thunderstorms tend to happen ...
close to the equator
in usa
florida
in canada
prairies and central
because of ...
advection
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