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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A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.