| STS-108 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers January 23, 2001 |
| ATMOSPHERE AND CLOUDS |
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| STS108-705-74 |
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| "Potato-chip" clouds—stable, low-energy transfer environments (slow circulation within individual "potato-chip" cells) common over cool oceans where thermal equilibrium has been reached between the atmosphere and the ocean. |
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