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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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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