What is Cirrostratus?
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky white, fibrous or vein-like.
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Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.