What is Low Clouds?
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist of stratus and stratocumulus clouds, while cumuliform clouds include cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds. The cloud base heights vary according to the warm or cold regions.
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The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.