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5 December 1991 Flight 1

The following 12 intervals have been analyzed as a sequence to examine cloud evaporation in a spiral descent:

07_49_48 UTC : Top of upper cloud

07_50_48 UTC : Top of upper cloud

07_51_48 UTC : Working through upper cloud

07_52_48 UTC Working through upper cloud

07_53_48 UTC : Middle of upper cloud

07_54_48 UTC : Large particle portion of upper cloud

07_55_48 UTC : Beginning dissipation of upper cloud

07_56_27 UTC Further dissipation of upper cloud

08_01_48 UTC : Lower Cloud, exiting first clump

08_02_17 UTC : Between lower cloud clumps

08_03_54 UTC : Exiting lower cloud second clump


Graphical Representation of Spiral Descent

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