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Convergence line in the English Channel
Author(s) -
Galvin Jim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.3960
Subject(s) - convergence (economics) , channel (broadcasting) , cloud computing , line (geometry) , flow (mathematics) , computer science , telecommunications , physics , mechanics , mathematics , geometry , economics , economic growth , operating system
How did a narrow line of convergence cloud form in the English Channel on 9 January 2021? Occasionally, in a northeasterly flow of limited instability, a line of cloud may be seen extending from the Strait of Dover along the English Channel. This short paper describes how one of these cloud lines formed on 9 January 2021.