What is Alto?
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus and altocumulus. These clouds are often associated with changing weather patterns.
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A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
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A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...