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Cumulonimbus Cloud with Overshooting Cloud Tops

The bright formations above the flat part of this cumulonimbus cloud are called overshooting cloud tops. Overshooting tops occur when forces push the clouds up through the troposphere, the lowest region of the atmosphere, and into the stratosphere.

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Cumulonimbus Cloud with Overshooting Cloud Tops

Caption:

The bright formations above the flat part of this cumulonimbus cloud are called overshooting cloud tops. Overshooting tops occur when forces push the clouds up through the troposphere, the lowest region of the atmosphere, and into the stratosphere.

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Album / Science Source / NASA/ESA

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4928 x 3280 px | 46.2 MB

Print size:

41.7 x 27.8 cm | 16.4 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY • AERIAL • ATMOSPHERE • CLOUD • CLOUDS • COLD • CUMULONIMBUS • CUMULUS • EARTH OBSERVATION • HEAT • HOT WEATHER • INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION • ISS • METEOROLOGY • METEOROLOGY • OVERSHOOTING • SATELLITE IMAGE • SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY • SATELLITE • STORM • STORMCLOUD • STRATOSPHERE • THUNDERHEAD • TOP • TROPOSPHERE • WARMTH • WEATHER • WIND