In Puy de Dome, a laboratory to better understand clouds
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Science: In Puy de Dome, a laboratory to better understand clouds
Science: Laboratory in Puy-de-Dôme to better understand clouds – (France 2)
The composition of the clouds remains largely a mystery. In Puy de Dome, scientists are working to capture water from clouds to better understand its composition.
Clouds cover 60% of the Earth. Surprising in their forms, and sometimes disturbing, they remain very mysterious to science. To study it, there is a unique place in France, more than 1,400 meters above sea level: the Puy du Dome peak. To reach it, scientists must take a normally inaccessible path. From autumn, hunting for clouds is open. “It shouldn't rain too much, it shouldn't be too windy, it shouldn't be too cold. It's very difficult to catch clouds at the top of the Puy de Dome.”“, explains Laurent Deguiaume, from the Laboratory of Physical Meteorology.
Cloud void
A cloud vacuum cleaner was installed on the roof that day. “It's a big box, with a fan that lets the clouds in.” In the device. Drops of clouds enter it, then flow through a funnel and fall into a bottle. A few hours later, 300 milliliters were collected and transported to the laboratory in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme).
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