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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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