 Woolpack Clouds — Thick clouds of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances, while the base is horizontal. These clouds appear to be formed by a diurnal ascensional movement which is almost always observable. When the cloud is...  Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections - Page 2231913Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Albert Allis Hopkins - 1913 - 624 pages
...simple yearly and a less 8. Cumulus (Wool-pack Cloud). — Thick cloud of which the upper surface 1« dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances while the base...ascensional movement which Is almost always noticeable. True cumulus has well defined upper and lower limits. In strong winds a broken cloud resembling cumulus... | |
 | Francis Henry Buzzacott - 1913 - 556 pages
...— Thick clouds, with dome-shaped upper surfaces, which show protuberances, and horizontal bases. These clouds appear to be formed by a diurnal ascensional movement which is almost always apparent. When the cloud is opposite the sun, the surfaces seen by the observer are brighter than the... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1916 - 912 pages
...Fracto-Nimbus (Fr.-N.), the "scud" of sailors. 8. CUMULUS (Си.). — Wool-pack clouds; thick clouds of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances, while the base is horizontal. When these clouds are opposite the sun the surfaces usually presented to the observer have a greater... | |
 | austin m. knight - 1921 - 990 pages
...Fracto-nimbus (Fr.-N.), " Scud " of sailors. 8. Cumulus (Cu.).—Wool-pack clouds.—Thick clouds of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances...diurnal ascensional movement which is almost always observable. When the cloud is opposite the sun, the surfaces usually presented to the observer have... | |
 | Alexander Ebenezer McLean Geddes - 1921 - 464 pages
...(Fr.-Nb.). 8. CUMULUS (Cu.) (Wool-pack or cauliflower cloud), Plate V (6).— " Thick cloud, of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances, while the base is generally horizontal." These clouds appear to be formed by ascensional movement of air in the day-time,... | |
 | Alexander Ebenezer McLean Geddes - 1921 - 460 pages
...(Fr.-Nb.). 8. CUMULUS (Cu.) (Wool-pack or cauliflower cloud), Plate V (6). — " Thick cloud, of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances, while the base is generally horizontal." These clouds appear to be formed by ascensional movement of air in the day-time,... | |
 | William Henry Pick - 1921 - 136 pages
...fracto-nimbus (Fr.-Nb.). "(8) Cumulus (Cu.) (Wool-pack or Cauliflower Cloud).— Thick cloud of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances while the base is generally horizontal. These clouds appear to be formed by ascensional movement of air in the daytime... | |
 | J. J. Johnson - 1923 - 108 pages
...distinguishes it from nonfibrous A.-St.l Cumulus (Cu.). — Woolpack clouds. — Thick clouds of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances...noticeable. When the cloud is opposite the sun the surface facing the observer have a greater brilliance than the margins of the protuberances. When the... | |
 | Henry Helm Clayton - 1923 - 462 pages
...cirro-stratus or alto-stratus may be seen almost invariably." 8. Cumulus (Cu.) — "Thick cloud of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances, while the base is horizontal." Ill-defined or broken cumulus are called fracto-cumulus. 9. Cumulo-nimbus (Cu.-Nb.) — "Heavy masses... | |
 | William Jackson Humphreys - 1924 - 72 pages
...leeward mountain slope. 8. Cumulus (Cu.). — " WoolpacJc or Cauliflower Cloud. — Thick cloud of which the upper surface is dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances while the "base is generally horizontal. These clouds appear to be formed by ascensional movement of air in the daytime... | |
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