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Properties of the Atmosphere
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Cloud Catalog:
Clouds are classified by height and shape (morphology). Knowing the cloud type and changes in cloud type over time
can help forecast and idenfity severe weather.
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Scales of Motion from Satellite:
An animation of infrared satellite images of much of the Northern Hemisphere shows airflow patterns
over a three day period. Notice how wind patterns are typically from east to west in the tropics (easterly flow)
and from west to east in the middle and higher latitudes (westerly flow). Also notice how storm systems
(identified by cloud clusters) interact with one another.
Courtesy of Dept. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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