Explain the processes and conditions that contribute to the formation of clouds with a flat bottom


The lifting condensation level is the altitude at which clouds form from lifting and depends on the lapse rate and the dew point of the parcel of air that is rising. Once the air reaches the lifting condensation level (the level of the flat bottom of the cloud), condensation begins.

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