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  1. Stratus cloud - Wikipedia

    • Stratus clouds are low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base, as opposed to convective or cumuliform clouds formed by rising thermals. The term stratus describes flat, hazy, featureless clouds at low altitudes varying in color from dark gray to nearly white. The word stratus comes from the Latin prefix Strato-, meaning "layer". Stratus clou… See more

    Formation

    Stratus clouds form when weak vertical currents lift a layer of air off the ground and it depressurizes, following … See more

    Description

    Stratus clouds look like featureless gray to white sheets of cloud. They can be composed of water droplets, supercooled water droplets, or ice crystals depending upon the ambient temperature. See more

    AbbreviationSt
    GenusStratus (layered)
    SpeciesFractus · Nebulosus
    VarietyOpacus · Translucidus · Undulatus
    Sub-forms

    Stratus nebulosus clouds appear as a featureless or nebulous veil or layer of stratus clouds with no distinctive features or structure. They are found at low altitudes, and are a good sign of atmospheric stability, which indic… See more

    Forecast

    A stratus cloud can form from stratocumulus spreading out under an inversion, indicating a continuation of prolonged cloudy weather with drizzle for several hours and then an improvement as it breaks into stratocumul… See more

    Relation to other clouds

    Cirrostratus clouds, a very high ice-crystal form of stratiform clouds, can appear as a milky sheen in the sky or as a striated sheet. They are sometimes similar to altostratus and are distinguishable from the latter beca… See more

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    Bibliography
    • Ackerman, Steven A; Knox, John A (2003). Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere. Brooks Cole.
    • Ahrens, C. Donald (Fe… See more

     
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