Please see http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadClouds.html
for a discussion of cloud formation and holding capacity of water for warm
air vs. cold air.
Also "Atmospheric Thermodynamics" by Bohren and Albrecht, pages 181-185.
Larry Woolf
Behalf Of Jim Ealy
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 8:55 AM
relationships and we would/should have a difficult time to assign the
blame. This pre-service teacher almost began to make a very poor
decision about a career in education. This same pre-service teacher did
know, understand and teach that humid air is less dense (and rises in the
atmosphere) than dry air at same P and T.