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Product of large explosions in humid air
A transient condensation cloud, also called a Wilson cloud, is observable surrounding large explosions in humid air. When a nuclear weapon or high explosive
Condensation_cloud
Small particles on which water vapor condenses
Cloud condensation nuclei (CCNs), also known as cloud seeds, are small particles typically 0.2 μm, or one hundredth the size of a cloud droplet. CCNs
Cloud_condensation_nuclei
Funnel-shaped cloud not touching the ground
associated condensation funnel. The term condensation funnel may refer to either a tornadic cloud or a funnel cloud aloft, but the term funnel cloud exclusively
Funnel_cloud
Change of state of matter from a gas phase into a liquid phase
to liquid water when in contact with a liquid or solid surface or cloud condensation nuclei within the atmosphere. When the transition happens from the
Condensation
Particle detector for visualizing ionizing radiation
left by the radioactive particles provides an optimal trigger for condensation and cloud formation. This sensitive volume is increased in height by employing
Cloud_chamber
Cloud of debris and smoke from a large explosion
fallout pattern. The condensation of water droplets in the mushroom cloud depends on the amount of condensation nuclei. Too many condensation nuclei actually
Mushroom_cloud
Cloud induced or caused by human activity
studying artificial clouds for more than 50 years. But, by far the greatest number of anthropogenic clouds are airplane contrails (condensation trails) and rocket
Anthropogenic_cloud
Condensation pattern in transonic flight
acceleration of an aircraft through the speed of sound or Mach 1. These condensation clouds can often be seen appearing around space-bound rockets as they accelerate
Vapor_cone
Study of the physical processes in atmospheric clouds
smoke, or other matter, which can act as condensation nuclei. Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) are necessary for cloud droplet formation at supersaturation
Cloud_physics
Topics referred to by the same term
into the liquid phase. Condensation may also refer to: DNA condensation, the process of compacting DNA molecules Cloud condensation nuclei, airborne particles
Condensation_(disambiguation)
Long, thin artificial clouds that sometimes form behind aircraft
Contrails (/ˈkɒntreɪlz/; short for "condensation trails") or vapour trails are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust or changes in air
Contrail
Airflow above and below the speed of sound
aircraft. If the temperature drops below the dew point a visible cloud will form. These clouds remain with the aircraft as it travels. It is not necessary
Transonic
Genus of dense, towering vertical clouds
flammagenitus (pyrocumulonimbus): rapidly growing cloud forming from non-atmospheric heat and condensation nuclei sources such as wildfires and volcanic eruptions
Cumulonimbus_cloud
Theoretical construct in flow physics
shock wave location. Condensation in free flow does not require supersonic flow. Given sufficiently high humidity, condensation clouds can be produced in
Prandtl–Glauert_singularity
detached portions of cloud. Collar cloud (WMO velum accessory cloud) – ring shape surrounding upper part of wall cloud. Condensation funnel (WMO supplementary
List_of_cloud_types
Phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air
right conditions trigger condensation and mist formation. Mist is commonly confused with fog, which resembles a stratus cloud lying at ground level. These
Mist
Cloud formation occurring at the base of a thunderstorm
results in additional cloud condensation, sometimes in the form of a wall cloud. Wall clouds may form as a descending of the cloud base or may form as rising
Wall_cloud
Cloud that forms from large fires or explosions
this cloud, by mechanisms similar to those that form homogenitus clouds. The presence of a low-level jet stream can enhance its formation. Condensation of
Flammagenitus_cloud
Visible mass of particles suspended in the atmosphere
water vapor normally condenses to form cloud drops. This condensation normally occurs on cloud condensation nuclei such as salt or dust particles that
Cloud
Violently rotating column of air
cumulus cloud. Tornadoes are often (but not always) visible in the form of a condensation funnel originating from the cloud base, with a cloud of rotating
Tornado
Type of rainforest
condenses into cloud. The elevation at which this condensation occurs, the cloud base, is where cloud forests characteristically develop. Once cloud envelops
Cloud_forest
Speed that exceeds the speed of sound
"APOD: 2007 August 19 - A Sonic Boom". antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov. "F-14 CONDENSATION CLOUD IN ACTION". www.eng.vt.edu. Archived from the original on 2004-06-02
Supersonic_speed
Weather modification that condenses clouds to cause rainfall
occurring in days afterward. Cloud seeding is undertaken by dispersing substances into the air that serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei. Common agents
Cloud_seeding
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
developing column in a "Wilson cloud", also called a "condensation cloud", obscuring it from view for two seconds. The Wilson cloud started out hemispherical
Operation_Crossroads
Height at which an air parcel becomes saturated
cloud droplets. (In the real atmosphere, it is usually necessary for air to be slightly supersaturated, normally by around 0.5%, before condensation occurs;
Lifting_condensation_level
Series of 1940s US nuclear tests
radiant heat. A condensation cloud 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) in diameter quickly enveloped the fireball, which glowed within the cloud. It took 45
Operation_Sandstone
Gaseous phase of water
removed by condensation. It is less dense than most of the other constituents of air and triggers convection currents that can lead to clouds and fog. Being
Water_vapor
State of matter
wavefunction interference, become apparent macroscopically. More generally, condensation refers to the appearance of macroscopic occupation of one or several
Bose–Einstein_condensate
Insertion of molecules between DNA
ligand displaces a sodium and/or magnesium cation present in the "condensation cloud" of such cations that surrounds DNA (to partially balance the sum
Intercalation_(biochemistry)
Weather phenomenon
upstream moisture has a high relative humidity, allowing lake-effect condensation, cloud, and precipitation to form more readily and in a greater quantity
Lake-effect_snow
Condensed water vapor that falls from clouds
meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of
Precipitation
1965 explosives test in Kahoolawe, Hawaii
a shock wave on the water and an expanding shock condensation cloud. The fireball and mushroom cloud were present but since no nuclear bomb was involved
Operation_Sailor_Hat
List of large explosions
in the river, the ground shook for kilometres around and a large, dark cloud covered the area. The blast was felt as far as 35 kilometres (22 mi) away
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
Experimental technique to induce rainfall
Geneva. It is related to cloud seeding. The technique works by creating nitric particles in the clouds that cause condensation with laser pulses. Aditi
Laser-assisted water condensation
Laser-assisted_water_condensation
Cloud species
been cooled by precipitation from the downdraft, thus condensation occurs below the ambient cloud deck. If the scud is rising and moving towards the main
Fractus_cloud
Impact-resistant high explosive
passing blast-wave left a white water surface behind and a white condensation cloud is visible overhead. In industry, TNT is produced in a three-step
TNT
Missile flight technique
Navy Blue Angels pilot demonstrates sea skimming technique in a "sneak pass". The image shows a condensation cloud from a high-speed shockwave. (2005)
Sea_skimming
Ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
rocked central Beirut and created a large red-orange cloud, briefly ringed by a white condensation cloud. The red-orange colour of the smoke from the second
2020_Beirut_explosion
Ground vortex formed from a downburst of a thunderstorm
tend to be noticed when the vortices loft sufficient debris or form condensation clouds to be visible, although it is the wind that makes the gustnado, similar
Gustnado
Temperature below which condensation occurs
frost is formed via deposition rather than condensation. In liquids, the analog to the dew point is the cloud point. The dew point temperature is an important
Dew_point
Distant planetesimals in the Solar System
The Oort cloud (pronounced /ɔːrt/ ORT or /ʊərt/ OORT), sometimes called the Öpik–Oort cloud, is theorized to be a cloud of billions of icy planetesimals
Oort_cloud
Suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas
high altitudes, absorb heat and may be responsible for inhibiting storm cloud formation. In everyday language, aerosol often refers to a dispensing system
Aerosol
Cloud species
small convective clouds and usually form after a thermal reaches the condensation level. They can develop into cumulus mediocris clouds but most often dissipate
Cumulus_humilis_cloud
Sudden increase of undesirable effects when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound
Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved August 30, 2010. "F-14 Condensation cloud in action". web.archive.org. Retrieved: August 30, 2010. sonic barrier
Sound_barrier
Feedback between climate change and the effect of clouds on radiation
A cloud feedback is a climate change feedback where some aspects of cloud characteristics (e.g. cloud cover, composition or height) are altered due to
Cloud_feedback
Atmospheric phenomenon
condense on condensation nuclei such as dust, ice, and salt in order to form clouds. Fog, like its elevated cousin stratus, is a stable cloud deck which
Fog
Conspiracy theory about contrails
conspiracy theory /ˈkɛmtreɪl/ is the erroneous belief that long-lasting condensation trails left in the sky by high-flying aircraft are actually "chemtrails"
Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
Type of interstellar cloud
A molecular cloud—sometimes called a stellar nursery if star formation is occurring within—is a type of interstellar cloud of which the density and size
Molecular_cloud
Pseudoscientific rain maker
countermeasure against chemtrails (conspiracy theory relating to aircraft condensation trails). A cloudbuster consists of an array of parallel hollow copper
Cloudbuster
British meteorologist and physicist (1869–1959)
experimented with the creation of cloud trails in his chamber by condensation onto ions generated by radioactivity. Several of his cloud chambers survive. Retrospectively
C._T._R._Wilson
US nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands
sinking eight ships. The second underwater blast created a large condensation cloud and contaminated the ships with more radioactive water than was expected
Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll
Nuclear_testing_at_Bikini_Atoll
Fraction of incoming sunlight reflected by clouds
feedback loops. On a microscopic scale, clouds are formed through the condensation of water on cloud condensation nuclei. These nuclei are aerosols such
Cloud_albedo
Terra on Mars
people. The land was always covered in clouds and mist. A high altitude visual phenomena, probably a condensation cloud, was seen above this region in late
Terra_Cimmeria
American nuclear testing sites, 1946–1962
nuclear weapons on naval fleets. The "Baker" shot created a large condensation cloud and spread much more radioactive water onto the ships than was expected;
Pacific_Proving_Grounds
Proposed cloud-seeding technique
increase cloud reflectivity. The fine particles of sea salt enhance cloud condensation nuclei, making more cloud droplets so making the clouds more reflective
Marine_cloud_brightening
Study of clouds and cloud formation
that cloud formation is sensitive to aerosols – tiny particles in the atmosphere. Aerosols can act as cloud condensation nuclei, around which cloud droplets
Cloud formation and climate change
Cloud_formation_and_climate_change
Mass of water within a cloud
above, Lc(T) is the latent heat of condensation of water at temperature T, ma is the mass of the air in the cloud chamber, cp is the specific heat of
Liquid_water_content
Astronomical objects colder than red dwarfs
Ackerman, Andrew S.; Marley, Mark S. (2001-08-01). "Precipitating Condensation Clouds in Substellar Atmospheres". The Astrophysical Journal. 556 (2): 872–884
L_dwarf
Atmospheric altitude at which condensation occurs
the actual condensation level depends on the availability of condensation nuclei, clouds typically do not form until the relative humidity is somewhat
Convective_condensation_level
High intensity conflagration
Firestorms will produce hot buoyant smoke clouds of primarily water vapor that will form condensation clouds as it enters the cooler upper atmosphere,
Firestorm
Topics referred to by the same term
pressure around an aircraft at transonic speeds causing a visible condensation cloud This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Glauert
Short and very intense rain
a cloud clashes with a solid body like a mountain, they can also occur when hot water vapor mingles into the cold resulting in sudden condensation. While
Cloudburst
Small, horizontal, lenticular cloud
a higher lifting condensation level, which often prevents vertical growth and leads to the smooth horizontal cap shape that the cloud is named for. They
Pileus_(meteorology)
Description of layer of clouds as viewed from above, resembling waves
Humidity can then reach saturation and condensation leads to a very uniform stratocumulus cloud, stratus cloud or fog. Above this layer, the air must
Sea_of_clouds
surface must reach for cloud formation without mechanical lift. In such case, cloud base begins at the convective condensation level (CCL), whilst with
Convective_temperature
French physicist (1785–1845)
fast ion conductor, conduction (heat) Meteorology Condensation (condensation cloud, condensation reaction), tion through vapor (action through vapor)
Jean_Charles_Athanase_Peltier
Temperature point in liquids
settles as precipitate. The cloud point is analogous to the dew point at which a gas–liquid phase transition called condensation occurs in water vapour (humid
Cloud_point
Atmospheric phenomena
eventually condense to form a cloud if the parcel rises above the lifted condensation level. As the water vapour condenses, it releases its latent heat of
Cloud_suck
Concentration of water vapour in the air
supersaturated. Cloud formation requires supersaturated air. Cloud condensation nuclei lower the level of supersaturation required to form fogs and clouds – in the
Humidity
Cloud dependent on a larger cloud system
examples of high level accessory clouds. The condensation funnel of funnel clouds and tornadoes are also accessory clouds. They are associated with deep
Accessory_cloud
Vortex or tornado occurring over a body of water
the water surface; formation of a spray ring; development of a visible condensation funnel; and ultimately, decay. Most waterspouts do not suck up water
Waterspout
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physician – Wilson cloud chamber, Wilson condensation cloud Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson, American-British physician
List_of_eponyms_(L–Z)
American super heavy-lift expendable rocket
Condensation clouds surrounding the Apollo 11 Saturn V as it works its way through the dense lower atmosphere
Saturn_V
Study of heat-to-work transformations and their reverse
substances on cloud condensation, role of supersaturation on formation of ice crystals and cloud droplets. Considerations of moist air and cloud theories typically
Atmospheric_thermodynamics
Air mass forced upwards as it moves over rising terrain
the surrounding air increases condensation, in the same manner as an aircraft's wingtip vortices. The most famous such cloud forms routinely in the lee of
Orographic_lift
Height of the bottom of a cloud
Alternatively, the cloud base can be estimated from surface measurements of air temperature and humidity by calculating the lifted condensation level. One method
Cloud_base
Research center under Nazi Germany
1943), as well as an innovative desiccant system to reduce the condensation clouding caused by the use of liquid oxygen, in 1940. Led by Rudolph Hermann
Peenemünde Army Research Center
Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
Air pollution in the Arctic caused by sources further south
particles can work as the cloud condensation nuclei. As the amount of cloud condensation nuclei particles increases, the cloud droplets would be smaller, resulting
Arctic_haze
Large-scale methods to reflect sunlight and cool Earth
increase cloud reflectivity. The fine particles of sea salt enhance cloud condensation nuclei, making more cloud droplets so making the clouds more reflective
Solar_radiation_modification
Giant planet mostly made of light elements
on smaller Jovian storms. Condensation of helium creates liquid helium rain on gas giants. On Saturn, this helium condensation occurs at certain pressures
Gas_giant
Pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium
the size of droplets and presence of other particles which act as cloud condensation nuclei. However, these terms are used inconsistently, and some authors
Vapor_pressure
Type of tornado not originating from a mesocyclone
tube. "They are typically narrow, rope-like condensation funnels that form while the thunderstorm cloud is still growing and there is no rotating updraft"
Landspout
Natural aerosol deriving from sea spray
a sea salt particle can serve as a very efficient cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), altering cloud reflectivity lifetime, and precipitation process. According
Sea_salt_aerosol
Process by which aerosol particles collect onto solid surfaces
that nucleation represents a loss process that has to be parametrised. Condensation in aerosol dynamics Particle collection in wet scrubbers Van der Waals
Deposition_(aerosol_physics)
the vaporization and condensation of carbon dioxide. The CO2 cycle on the planet Mars has facilitated the formation of CO2 ice clouds at various locations
Mars_carbon_dioxide_ice_cloud
Thermodynamic phase transition energy
constant-temperature process—usually a first-order phase transition, like melting or condensation. Latent heat can be understood as hidden energy which is supplied or
Latent_heat
Wind in the western Mediterranean
stability high in the near-surface layer, the cloud does not form and condensation is also sensitive to small changes in moisture content, such that when
Levant_(wind)
Optical phenomenon of the sky
most commonly seen in small water droplets, tiny ice crystals of a cloud, or condensation on a foggy glass surface. In its full form, a corona consists of
Corona_(optical_phenomenon)
Widespread reports of unidentified UAVs
experiencing turbulence, which created wingtip vortices that formed condensation clouds. On the same day in Pequannock Township, a drone crashed, which was
2024 United States drone sightings
2024_United_States_drone_sightings
Type of particle counter
A condensation particle counter or CPC is a particle counter that detects and counts aerosol particles by first enlarging them by using the particles as
Condensation_particle_counter
Precipitation caused by mountainous terrain
allowing for condensation of the water vapor contained within it, and hence the formation of a cloud. If enough water vapor condenses into cloud droplets
Orographic_precipitation
Vertical rate of change of temperature in atmosphere
excess of the equilibrium amount condenses, forming cloud, and releasing heat (latent heat of condensation). Before saturation, the rising air follows the
Lapse_rate
Danish physicist and professor
the formation of molecular clusters that are building blocks for cloud condensation nuclei. Critics of the hypothesis claimed that particle clusters produced
Henrik_Svensmark
1987 supernova event in the constellation Dorado
SN 1987A was a Type II supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It occurred approximately 51.4 kiloparsecs
SN_1987A
Particles coming out of suspension as flakes
Dispersity Monodisperse Polydisperse Aerosol measurement Particle counters Condensation particle counter Laser particle counter Optical particle counter Combination
Flocculation
Type of cumulus cloud
convective condensation level. While the ICA allows that a cumulus cloud can have a base higher than 2 kilometres (6,600 ft) (by saying that cumulus clouds usually
Castellanus
Small particles in the air and settling onto surfaces
joins. Cosmic dust is widely present in outer space, where gas and dust clouds are the primary precursors for planetary systems. The zodiacal light, as
Dust
Sea water particles that are formed directly from the ocean
salts that form sea salt aerosol (SSA). SSA has the ability to form cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and remove anthropogenic aerosol pollutants from the
Sea_spray
Storm characterized by lightning
latent heat of condensation, which allows the rising packet of air to cool less than the cooler surrounding air continuing the cloud's ascension. If enough
Thunderstorm
Mass of airborne particulates and gases
with geometric mean radius between 2.5 and 20 nm, likely forming by condensation of carbon moieties. accumulation mode, ranging between 75 and 250 nm
Smoke
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Evening conversation
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Together, Conversation with God, Honored
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Speech, Conversation
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n.
Sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation.
n.
Colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and observations; informal dialogue.
n.
Condemnation of one's self by one's own judgment.
n.
The act or process of reducing, by depression of temperature or increase of pressure, etc., to another and denser form, as gas to the condition of a liquid or steam to water.
a.
Having the property of condensing.
n.
Compensation.
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The act or process of recondensing.
n.
Conversation; talk; parley.
a.
Affording compensation.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Condensate
n.
Content; satisfaction.
n.
The ground or reason of condemning.
n.
Conversation; talk.
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The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed.
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Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance.
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An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
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General course of conduct; behavior.
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Commerce; intercourse; traffic.
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A rearrangement or concentration of the different constituents of one or more substances into a distinct and definite compound of greater complexity and molecular weight, often resulting in an increase of density, as the condensation of oxygen into ozone, or of acetone into mesitylene.
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The state of being condemned.