Mar 10, 2021
Spiderwebs and Stratocumulus Clouds
Stratocumulus clouds cover about 20% of Earth's surface at any given time, and they form distinctive patterns of lumpy cells separated by thin slits. Because of their interconnectedness, researchers nicknamed these narrow regions spiderwebs. (Image credits: featured image - L. Dauphin/MODIS, others - UConn ME 3250; research credit: G. Matheou et al.) Read the full article