What is Ceiling?
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
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A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...