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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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

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