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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.