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.
Glossary
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
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A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...
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