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 low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
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The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
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A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
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