What is Cirrostratus?
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky white, fibrous or vein-like.
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An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
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