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stratus cloud::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stratus |
| Type of | cloud |
| Has types | altostratus, altostratus cloud |
Examples of stratus cloud
stratus cloud
Fog is a stratus cloud with its base located at the ground.
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The low, sharp inversion can lead to areas of persistent stratocumulus or stratus cloud, colloquially known as anticyclonic gloom.
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If the air temperature drops to the dew point, the water vapor in the whole air layer condenses, and forms a stratus cloud.
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Stratus is a stable cloud deck which tends to form when a cool, stable air mass is trapped underneath a warm air mass.
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This cloud often forms from stratus as the stratus is breaking up or from spreading out of cumulus clouds.
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One disadvantage of infrared imagery is that low cloud such as stratus or fog can be a similar temperature to the surrounding land or sea surface and does not show up.
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One disadvantage of infrared imagery is that low cloud such as stratus or fog can be a similar temperature to the surrounding land or sea surface and does not show up.
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Stratus may appear in the form of ragged patches, but otherwise does not exhibit individual cloud elements as do cumulus and stratocumulus clouds.
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These varieties are always identifiable for cloud genera and species with variable opacity, including family B altocumulus and altostratus, and family C stratocumulus and stratus.
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