What is Stratus?
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
Glossary
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
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