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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 reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...