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.
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A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
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A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
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Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...