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What is Stratus?

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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Glossary

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...