What is Anvil Cloud?
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric stability level of the atmosphere. It forms in the upper parts of thunderstorms.
Glossary
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
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