For those of you who read my previous question, please forgive my use of "square yard" rather than "cubic yard"...it's early. My question regarding how much water is in an average cumulus nimbus cloud assumes that most cumulus nimbus clouds will have a similar moisture density because they have similar visual characteristic. I realize that size of clouds vary. But I am interested in how much water is in a given area of a cumulus nimbus cloud and how that is measured. If it has not ever been, or can not be measured, why not?
2007-08-27 05:12:23 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
A growing cumulonimbus (Cb) cloud (which is the densest stage of its life cycle) has a density of between 1 and 3 g/m^3. That's 0.0017 to 0.0051 lb/yd^3. Since liquid water weighs 1 g/cm^3, a Cb cloud is about one millionth as dense as liquid water--and Cb clouds are described as "dense"!
2007-08-28 10:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋