Cloud suck
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cloud-suck-166-2046266
title:
Cloud suck
text:
Cloud suck is a phenomenon commonly known in paragliding, hang gliding, and sailplane flying where pilots experience significant lift due to a thermal under the base of cumulus clouds, especially towering cumulus and cumulonimbus. The vertical extent of a cumulus cloud is a good indicator of the strength of lift beneath it, and the potential for cloud suck.
Cloud suck most commonly occurs in low pressure weather and in humid conditions. Cloud suck is typically associated with an increase in ther
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Atmospheric phenomena
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_suck
date created:
2006-07-28T07:46:55Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T18:09:59Z
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