Can you explain the four processes of cooling that can lead to cloud formation?


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Orographic uplift occurs when air is forced to rise because of the physical presence of elevated land. Convectional lifting is associated with surface heating of the air at the ground surface. Convergence or frontal lifting takes place when two masses of air come together. In most cases, the two air masses have different temperature and moisture characteristics. Radiative cooling occurs when the Sun is no longer supplying the ground and overlying air with energy derived from solar insolation.

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