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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A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...