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 middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...