Andrew Russell et al 2007 Phys. Educ. 42 457 doi:10.1088/0031-9120/42/5/002
Andrew Russell1, Hugo Ricketts1 and Sylvia Knight2
Show affiliationsIn this article we aim to give an introduction to clouds; what they are, why they matter and how the physical processes operating in the atmosphere govern the appearance and behaviour of the clouds we see.
92.60.Nv Cloud physics; stratus and cumulus clouds
92.60.Jq Water in the atmosphere (humidity, clouds, evaporation, precipitation)
Issue 5 (September 2007)
Received 1 May 2007, in final form 18 June 2007
Andrew Russell et al 2007 Phys. Educ. 42 457
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