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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

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

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...