height of cloud layer base
1Cloud — For other uses, see Cloud (disambiguation). Cumulus cloudscape over Swifts Creek, Australia A cloud …
2cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer. [1950 55] * * * cloud base noun 1. The undersurface of a cloud or clouds 2. The height of this above sea level • • • Main Entry: ↑cloud * * * cloud base, the lower surface of a cloud: »When he …
3Cloud species — are a set of fourteen tems used to describe the shape and structure of clouds. Each one has its name abbreviated to a three letter term. Cumulus Castellanus clouds Species Abbreviation Description Genera Calvus cal …
4List of cloud types — Clouds are formed in Earth s atmosphere when water evaporates into vapor from oceans, lakes, and ponds or by evapotranspiration over moist areas of Earth s land surface. The vapor rises up into colder areas of the atmosphere due to convective,… …
5Mushroom cloud — created by smoke billows Ascending cloud from Redoubt Vol …
6Cumulonimbus cloud — Cumulonimbus incus Abbreviation Cb Symbol …
7Wall cloud — A wall cloud, or pedestal cloud, is a cloud formation associated with thunderstorms. It is a marked lowering typically beneath the rain free base (RFB) portion of a deep cumulus cloud (normally cumulonimbus but on occasion cumulus congestus), and …
8Atmosphere of Jupiter — Cloud pattern on Jupiter in 2000 The atmosphere of Jupiter is the largest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System. It is mostly made of molecular hydrogen and helium in roughly solar proportions; other chemical compounds are present only in… …
9climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
10atmosphere — atmosphereless, adj. /at meuhs fear /, n., v., atmosphered, atmosphering. n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astron. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body. 4. Chem. any… …
