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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