Ship tracks
Ship tracks are clouds that form around the exhaust released by ships into the still ocean air. Water molecules collect around the tiny particles (aerosols) from exhaust to form a cloud seed. More and more water accumulates on the seed until a visible cloud is formed. In the case of ship tracks, the cloud seeds are stretched over a long narrow path where the wind has blown the ship's exhaust, so the resulting clouds resemble long strings over the ocean. Ship tracks are a type of homogenitus cloud.
Q8074
cloud
Concept
Q320173
exhaust
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Q11446
ship
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Q9430
ocean
Concept
Q11369
molecule
Concept
Q498957
aerosols
Concept
Q906347
cloud seed
Concept
Q17621312
homogenitus
UNK
Q1810690
Ship tracks
Concept
Q1810690
Ship tracks
Concept
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