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To: Gulf War One; little jeremiah

The cloud effect is just that. As the shock wave approaches, there is high pressure ahead of it, but low pressure behind it. As the pressure drops, so does the temperature (Boyle’s Law). With lower temperature comes condensation of water, which is visible if the humidity is high enough. That’s what you’re seeing.

You may have seen similar effects before, as in the wingtip vortices visible when jetliners are landing in humid conditions. Same process - pressure drop.

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Thanks for the technical explanation.


636 posted on 04/18/2021 11:59:51 AM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont; Gulf War One

Thanks, even I understood it.


641 posted on 04/18/2021 12:15:52 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Thirst for truth is the most valuable possession and no one can take it away from you.)
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