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General Science / Re: Is it possible to measure the weight of clouds?
« on: 13/02/2021 08:38:52 »
Hey!
just read your question, never thought about the weight of clouds before but was intrigued and happy to see someone already had an answer to this topic. So I do not have an answer but wanted to say that it is a great question to ask.
That is so interesting, thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
just read your question, never thought about the weight of clouds before but was intrigued and happy to see someone already had an answer to this topic. So I do not have an answer but wanted to say that it is a great question to ask.
Yes, but!
The density of dry air at 5000 ft is about 1000 gram/cubic meter. The densest cumulonimbus clouds contain an additional 3 gram/m3 of water, so you can estimate the mass of a cloud as being pretty much the same as the mass of dry air occupying the same volume.
That is so interesting, thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
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