trezor.io
Rate this file (Rating : 5 / 5 with 1 votes)
clouds formation
trezor.io

Clouds Formation

Low (Family C)
Low clouds are found from near surface up to 6,500 ft (2,000 m). Family C also typically includes one cumuliform and one stratiform-category genus. When low stratiform clouds contact the ground, they are called fog, although radiation and advection types of fog do not form from stratus layers.
Family C includes:
- Genus Stratocumulus (Sc): A cloud layer of limited convection usually in the form of irregular patches or rounded masses similar to altocumulus but having larger elements with deeper gray shading. Opaque stratocumulus associated with a weak frontal or low pressure distrubance can produce very light intermittent precipitation. This cloud often forms under a precipitating deck of altostratus or high based nimbostratus associated with a well-developed warm front, slow moving cold front, or low pressure area. This can create the illusion of continuous precipitation of more than very light intensity falling from stratocumulus.

File information
Filename:206569.jpg
Album name:World & Travel
Rating (1 votes):55555
Keywords:#clouds #formation
Filesize:21 KiB
Date added:Oct 05, 2009
Dimensions:314 x 472 pixels
Displayed:5 times
URL:displayimage.php?pid=206569
Favorites:Add to Favorites