cumulonimbus cloud
21cloud — cloudlike, adj. /klowd/, n. 1. a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth s surface. 2. any similar mass, esp. of smoke or dust. 3. a dim or obscure area in something otherwise… …
22Cloud physics — Atmospheric sciences Aerology …
23Cumulonimbus tholus — Sommet protubérant Un dôme de dépassement clairement visible au sommet du cumulonimbus, au dessus de l’enclume Un sommet protubérant est la partie d’un cumulonimbus mature qui dépasse le haut de l’enclume (cumulonimbus incus) avant de s… …
24Cumulonimbus arcus — Arcus Arcus de type barrière de nuage au dessus de Toulouse (France). L arcus (du latin : arcus signifiant simplement arc ) désigne un type de nuage bas ayant une forme d un rouleau ou d un arc allongé sur un plan horizontal apparaissant au… …
25Cloud atlas — For other uses, see Cloud atlas (disambiguation). A cloud atlas is a pictorial key to the nomenclature of clouds. Early cloud atlases were an important element in the training of meteorologists and in weather forecasting, and the author of a 1923 …
26Cloud condensation nuclei — Aerosol pollution over Northern India and Bangladesh NASA Cloud condensation nuclei or CCNs (also known as cloud seeds) are small particles typically 0.2 µm, or 1/100 th the size of a cloud droplet [1]) about which cloud droplets coalesce. Water… …
27Cumulonimbus tuba — Entonnoir nuageux Pour les articles homonymes, voir Entonnoir (homonymie). Entonnoir nuageux …
28cloud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mass of very small drops of water in the sky ADJECTIVE ▪ dense, heavy, thick ▪ light ▪ fluffy, puffy (esp. AmE), wispy (esp …
29Cloud height — The cloud height (or the height of the cloud) is the distance between the cloud base and the cloud top. It is traditionally expressed either in metres or as a pressure difference in hectopascal (hPa, equivalent to millibar). Sometimes, the… …
30cumulonimbus — /kyooh myeuh loh nim beuhs/, n., pl. cumulonimbus. a cloud of a class indicative of thunderstorm conditions, characterized by large, dense towers that often reach altitudes of 30,000 ft. (9000 m) or more, cumuliform except for their tops, which… …
