Data from various satellites are also being used in MC3E.NASA's Cloud Sat, CALIPSO, Aqua, and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellites are also providing data to the field campaign.This way, researchers can simultaneously observe clouds from high altitudes using instruments installed on NASA’s ER-2 aircraft, while sampling the sizes, types, and shapes of precipitation from aircraft flying at lower altitudes within the cloud.Meanwhile, ground-based radars and imaging networks are analyzing the precipitation that actually falls to the ground.Convective clouds form when warm, moist air rises and condenses at higher altitudes. Department of Energy (DOE) launched a weeks-long field campaign to learn more about the inner workings of cloud systems that generate significant amounts of rainfall.

King repeats material from an earlier paper, "A Study of Mithraism," but he extends the discussion here to the influence of other mystery religions.› View larger image The MC3E field campaign will be observing cloud systems, such as this one that formed over Costa Rica, to observe cloud systems that produce copious amounts of rain. › View larger image Convective clouds - a vertically developed family of clouds are cumulus and cumulonimbus.The height of their bases range from as low as 1,000 feet to a bit more than 10,000 feet.NOAA is providing data from their GOES and polar orbiting satellites.The goal of MC3E is to intensively sample the entire column of the atmosphere underneath the satellite simulator (the ER-2) and verify that all aircraft and ground-based measurements paint a consistent picture of precipitation physics, Petersen said. Convective cloud systems are also common at higher latitudes, including Oklahoma, and appear as puffs, mounds, or towering clouds that can range from as low as 1,000 feet to more than 50,000 feet.