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Hail Storm Cloud, Illustration
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Title:
Hail Storm Cloud, Illustration
Caption:
Illustration of a cumulonimbus hail storm cloud. Hail is a form of precipitation made up of balls of ice and snow. Hail forms in cumulonimbus clouds due to the violent convection currents present (blue and red arrows). Particles of rain or snow are drawn vertically up through the cloud and collide with supercooled water and other particles. These collisions lead to the particles sticking together. When they become too heavy to be supported by the air currents, they fall to earth. Some hailstones can be over 10 centimetres across.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / Spencer Sutton
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3106 x 3235 px | 28.7 MB
Print size:
26.3 x 27.4 cm | 10.4 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARC • ARCH • ARCHES • ARCHWAY • ARCO • ARMS: BOW AND ARROW • ARROW • ARROWS • ARTWORK • BOW (WEAPON) • BOW AND ARROW • BOW • CB • CLOUD • CLOUDY • CONVECTION • CUMULONIMBI • CUMULONIMBUS • CURRENT • CURRENTS • DIAGRAM • FREEZING • FROZEN • GATEWAY • GLACE • HAIL • HAILSTONE • HAMMERHEAD • ICE (WEATHER) • ICE • ICE, FROZEN LAKES&STREAMS • ICY • ILLUSTRATION • METEOROLOGICAL • METEOROLOGY • METEOROLOGY • PRECIPITATION • RAIN • RAINFALL • SKY • SNOW • STORM • SYMBOLS • THUNDERCLOUD • THUNDERHEAD • THUNDERSTORM • TYPE • TYPES • WEATHER
