clouds
41CLOUDS — Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems Contributor: CASI …
42Clouds — /klaʊdz/ (say klowdz) noun Sea of, a dark plain, Mare Nubium, in the third quadrant of the face of the moon …
43CLOUDS — …
44noctilucent clouds — Clouds of unknown composition that occur at great heights, 45 to 55 miles (70–90 km). They resemble thin cirrus clouds but usually with a bluish or silverish color, although sometimes orange to red, standing out against a dark night sky. Also… …
45orographic clouds — Clouds formed as a result of orography, or terrestrial relief. If a mass of moist air moves against a hill, it will rise and cool. Clouds will form if in this process the condensation level is reached and precipitation can occur. If precipitation …
46convective clouds — Clouds formed as a result of convection in the atmosphere. Cumulus, cumulonimbus, and altocumulus clouds are examples of convective clouds …
47medium clouds — Clouds at medium heights that is, which occur between 6000 (approximately 1.8 km) and 20,000 ft (6 km). The names are prefixed by the word alto, such as in altocumulus and altocirrus clouds. Also called middle clouds …
48high clouds — clouds that are formed high in the atmosphere …
49low clouds — clouds which are close to the surface of the Earth …
50rain clouds — clouds that bring down showers of rain …