On the formation and structure of downdrafts in cumulus clouds
On the formation and structure of downdrafts in cumulus clouds
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1954-08
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Malkus, Joanne Starr
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10.1575/1912/5429
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Clouds
Cumulus
Trade winds
Aeronautics in oceanography
Cumulus
Trade winds
Aeronautics in oceanography
Abstract
Downdrafts, exhibiting speeds and mass transports comparable to those
of the main updrafts, are a common feature of the cumulus clouds studied by
the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's FBI aircraft in the trade-wind
region. These downdrafts are observed to be most pronounced at the extreme
downshear edge of the visible cloud and are generally stronger the greater
the age of the cloud tower, although they are normally present at the edge
of even rapidly growing turrets.
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Malkus, J. S. (1954). On the formation and structure of downdrafts in cumulus clouds. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/5429