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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An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
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A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.