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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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Glossary

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...