Get your own copy of the applets for exploring the formation of convective clouds and atmospheric stability.

Enjoy!!

To use the applets on your own Web server:

  1. Make a directory on your server machine
  2. Download the file: sacloud.zip
  3. Unzip it right in the directory
  4. Modify the HTML files as needed:
    • a8makeCU-sa.html -- find the altitude where cumulus clouds form
    • a8tstm-sa.html -- grow your own thunderstorm
  5. Have your students aim their browsers at the HTML files!


The Verner E. Suomi Virtual Museum development funded in part by the National Science Foundation Grant #EAR9809458.  Material presented is Copyrighted (C) 1999 by Steve Ackerman and Tom Whittaker.  If you have questions or comments, please let us know!