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Type of cloud
upon the ambient temperature. Stratus nebulosus clouds appear as a featureless or nebulous veil or layer of stratus clouds with no distinctive features
Stratus_cloud
list of cloud types groups all genera as high (cirro-, cirrus), middle (alto-), multi-level (nimbo-, cumulo-, cumulus), and low (strato-, stratus). These
List_of_cloud_types
Common type of rain cloud
nimbostratus along with shallower stratus clouds producing less rain, these clouds being preceded by higher-level clouds such as cirrostratus and altostratus
Nimbostratus_cloud
Type of middle-altitude cloud
"altum", meaning "high", and "stratus", meaning "flat" or "spread out". Altostratus clouds can produce virga, causing the cloud base to appear hazy. While
Altostratus_cloud
Cloud species
fractocumulus) and stratus fractus (formerly, fractostratus). Fractus clouds may develop into cumulus if the ground heats enough to start convection. Stratus fractus
Fractus_cloud
Motor vehicle
Production of the Stratus and Sebring models at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant ceased in early 2006 after 1,308,123 Stratus and Chrysler Sebring
Dodge_Stratus
Visible mass of particles suspended in the atmosphere
species. Low stratus is of the species nebulosus except when broken up into ragged sheets of stratus fractus (see below). Cirriform clouds have three non-convective
Cloud
Type of stratus cloud
leaves. If the cloud is uniform, it is called a "stratus" silvagenitus cloud, if the cloud is ragged and wispy, then it is called a "stratus fractus" silvagenitus
Stratus_silvagenitus
Cloud species
Stratus nebulosus is a species of low-level stratus cloud. It is one of two species of stratus clouds, the other being fractus. Translated from Latin
Stratus_nebulosus
Genus of clouds, low-level cloud
limited-convective cloud stratocumulus. These clouds form from ground level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) at all latitudes. Stratus clouds are also low-level
Cumulus_cloud
Weather phenomenon in coastal California
Graypril, May Gray, Junuary, No-Sky July, and Fogust. Low-altitude stratus clouds form over the cool water of the California Current, and spread overnight
June_Gloom
Genus of atmospheric cloud
featureless high cloud. Altostratus cloud Altostratus undulatus cloud Fractus cloud Cirrostratus nebulosus Nimbostratus cloud Stratus cloud "Cirrostratus"
Cirrostratus_cloud
Topics referred to by the same term
up stratus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stratus may refer to: Stratus cloud, a cloud type Nimbostratus cloud, a cloud type Stratocumulus cloud, a
Stratus
Phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air
mist formation. Mist is commonly confused with fog, which resembles a stratus cloud lying at ground level. These two phenomena differ, but share some commonalities;
Mist
Family class 3 cloud type
mother clouds (CL4) or when formed separately from co-existing (CL8). Stratocumulus clouds usually form from the rising and breakup of a stratus cloud. They
Stratocumulus_cloud
Topics referred to by the same term
world's first 3D printed electric car manufactured by Local Motors Stratus cloud Antonio Strati (born 1949), Italian organizational theorist and artist
Strati
Description of layer of clouds as viewed from above, resembling waves
different lengths resembling waves on the sea. A sea of fog is formed from stratus clouds or fog and does not show undulations. In both cases, the phenomenon
Sea_of_clouds
Cloud induced or caused by human activity
arrangement (e.g. stratus nebulosus opacus for thick stratus covering the whole sky). Further terms can be added to describe the origin of the cloud. Homogenitus
Anthropogenic_cloud
Feedback between climate change and the effect of clouds on radiation
the cumulus, stratocumulus and stratus cloud types. Scientifically they tend to be defined as those clouds with cloud top pressure higher than 680 hPa
Cloud_feedback
Daily falling of the Sun below the horizon
high stratus clouds containing sulfuric acid to yield remarkable sunset afterglows (and pre-sunrise glows) around the world. The high-altitude clouds serve
Sunset
Common weather phenomenon in San Francisco
of the Baja California Peninsula. The frequency of fog and low-lying stratus clouds is due to a combination of factors particular to the region that are
San_Francisco_fog
Opaque cloud variety
Opacus is a cloud variety that is found in stratocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, and stratus cloud types. This cloud variety has a dark and opaque
Opacus_(cloud_variety)
Atmospheric phenomenon
Earth's surface. Fog can be considered a type of low-lying cloud usually resembling stratus and is heavily influenced by nearby bodies of water, topography
Fog
Swiss athletic shoe and sportswear company
Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 June 2021. "What the Tech? On's CloudTec Reaches New Heights on the CloudStratus 2". HYPEBEAST. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2022-05-30. Forbes
On_(company)
Process of ice crystal growth in clouds
downdrafts but are not typical for stratus clouds. The most common way to form an ice crystal starts with an ice nucleus in the cloud. Ice crystals can form from
Wegener–Bergeron–Findeisen process
Wegener–Bergeron–Findeisen_process
1962 high-altitude nuclear test by the U.S. over the Pacific Ocean
overcast. From its surface extruded great white fingers, resembling cirro-stratus clouds, which rose to 40 degrees above the horizon in sweeping arcs turning
Starfish_Prime
Relative peak or lull in the sea level pressure distribution
temperature inversion can lead to areas of persistent stratocumulus or stratus cloud, known in colloquial terms as anticyclonic gloom. The type of weather
Pressure_system
but the extra temperature drop means any solid precipitation stays. Stratus cloud, which probably dominated during some of the glaciations would have
Climate_of_Mount_Kenya
Type of rainforest
A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane
Cloud_forest
Air mass forming over a large body of water
dense fog. Often associated with marine layers are stratus clouds, which are lumpy, often uniform clouds that form at low elevations (less than 3000 feet)
Marine_layer
Genus of atmospheric cloud
More rarely, cirrus clouds are capable of producing glories, more commonly associated with liquid water-based clouds such as stratus. A glory is a set of
Cirrus_cloud
Aviation accident
weather reports. The pilot noted the frequent occurrences of log and stratus cloud, and the possibility of light icing. When departing from Frankfurt to
Malév_Flight_355
place. Hard rime is formed when subcooled droplets of fog or low-level stratus cloud freeze on the windward (wind-facing) side of tree branches, buildings
Crown_snow-load
Cloud atlas
The International Cloud Atlas or simply the Cloud Atlas, is a cloud atlas that was first published in 1896 and has remained in print since. Its initial
International_Cloud_Atlas
Cold, dry wind of the Swiss Plateau
throughout the year, it brings dry weather in summer and often forms low stratus clouds in winter. The Bise has been associated with travel disruptions, agricultural
Bise
American songbook series
"Rig-a-Jig-Jig" "Frére Jacques" "Mary Had a Little Lamb" "I Am a Cirrus Cloud" "I Am a Stratus Cloud" "Juggling, Juggling, Toss the Ball" "The Marching Dance" "The
Wee_Sing
1000-km-order method of measuring weather systems
low, sharp inversion can lead to areas of persistent stratocumulus or stratus cloud, colloquially known as anticyclonic gloom. The type of weather brought
Synoptic_scale_meteorology
1958 aviation accident in the Soviet Union
actual weather conditions in Uralsk. The dispatcher reported 10-okta stratus cloud cover at 300–600 metres (980–1,970 ft), intermittent rain, and visibility
Aeroflot_Flight_164
Microsoft cloud gaming service
Wireless Controller SteelSeries Stratus XL for Windows, Android, and VR Stratus Duo for Windows, Chromebook, Android, and VR Stratus+ for Windows, Chromebook
Xbox_Cloud_Gaming
Space-borne earth reflectance sensor
a method to calibrate NOAA-11 and -14 that uses clear-sky ocean and stratus cloud reflectance observations in a region of the NW Pacific Ocean and radiative
Advanced Very-High-Resolution Radiometer
Advanced_Very-High-Resolution_Radiometer
Areas of low precipitation on the subtropical oceans
maintain a relatively high cloud fraction throughout the year (see figure 2). Coastal regions typically see stratus clouds, while offshore areas are characterized
Oceanic_deserts
Atmospheric stationary oscillations
in the trough of each wave oscillation may also evaporate cumulus or stratus clouds in the airmass, creating a "wave window" or "Foehn gap". Lee waves provide
Lee_Waves
Motor vehicle
Chrysler's roster of "Cloud Car" models drawing their names from meteorological terms, including the mid-priced Dodge Stratus it was based on introduced
Chrysler_Cirrus
American comedy television series
corporate office. In 2017, Cloud 9 changes its store brand from Halo to Super Cloud. The store also has its own magazine called Stratus. The show's main characters
Superstore_(TV_series)
F4 tornado in Mulhall, Oklahoma
and Southern Plains states on the morning of May 3. That morning, low stratus clouds overspread much of Oklahoma, with clear skies along and west of a dry
1999_Mulhall_tornado
Weather radar tuned to cloud detection
Martner, B. E.; Moran, K. P. (2001). "Using cloud radar polarization measurements to evaluate stratus cloud and insect echoes". Journal of Geophysical
Millimeter_cloud_radar
Mountain in Lombardy, northern Italy
Presolana in winter as seen from Mount Alben, emerging above low-lying stratus clouds. Highest point Elevation 2,521 m (8,271 ft) Prominence 725 Coordinates
Presolana
Cloud variety that lets light through
Translucidus is a cloud variety that is translucent and gives away the location of the Sun and Moon. It appears in altocumulus, altostratus, stratus, and stratocumulus
Translucidus_(cloud_variety)
Warm, dry wind in North America
Chinook weather system is the Chinook arch, a föhn cloud in the form of a band of stationary stratus clouds, caused by air rippling over the mountains due
Chinook_wind
Study of the physical processes in atmospheric clouds
level clouds have no height-related prefixes, so stratiform and stratocumuliform clouds based around 2 kilometres or lower are known simply as stratus and
Cloud_physics
Mountain in the state of Colorado
Mount Stratus is a 12,534-foot-elevation (3,820-meter) mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States. Mount Stratus is the ninth-highest peak
Mount_Stratus
Coastal eddy that forms over the Southern California Bight
temperatures drop after sunset, the marine layer deepens and coastal stratus clouds thicken. While the vortex is relatively small, rarely more than 100
Catalina_eddy
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Any of the stratus family of clouds (fog, stratus clouds, altostratus clouds, cirrostratus clouds, nimbostratus clouds) and the precipitation
Stratiform
Meteorological phenomenon
of stratus clouds. However, the model performed poorly because they did not account for excessive solar radiation transmission through the cloud layers
Cold-air_damming
Type of artificial weather
nighttime, in a combination of freezing temperatures, stagnant low stratus cloud or fog, and a temperature inversion. It falls from a low altitude as
Industrial_snow
Form of precipitation
or break up on impact. Usually, very small amounts fall, mostly from stratus clouds or fog, and never fall in the form of a shower. The METAR code for snow
Snow_grains
F5 tornado in Oklahoma, U.S.
and Southern Plains states on the morning of May 3. That morning, low stratus clouds overspread much of Oklahoma, with clear skies along and west of a dry
1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado
1999_Bridge_Creek–Moore_tornado
Enstratius (formerly enStratus) was a cloud computing infrastructure management platform founded in Minneapolis in 2008. It was intended to address governance
Enstratius
When compared with data from the 1970s, scientists discovered that the stratus cloud cover has decreased between 25% and 50%. In contrast with the sunny
Geography of southern California
Geography_of_southern_California
Meteorological condition
almost zero distinction of borders of clouds. Or the sky may be covered by a single type of cloud, such as stratus, turning the whole sky into a dull white
Overcast
Measure of the distance needed to visually discern an object
and snow. These cold weather events are caused largely by low-lying stratus clouds. This usually happens when temperatures are below 0 °C (32 °F). These
Visibility
Shade of orange
high stratus clouds containing sulfuric acid to yield remarkable sunset afterglows (and pre-sunrise glows) around the world. The high-altitude clouds serve
Sunset_(color)
During the Southern Hemisphere's winter, the trade winds blow thick stratus clouds inland over coastal areas up to an elevation of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) and
Climate_of_Peru
Study of clouds and cloud formation
cumulus, and stratus. Understanding these processes is fundamental to studying weather patterns and climate dynamics. The interaction between cloud formation
Cloud formation and climate change
Cloud_formation_and_climate_change
Early summers can often bring cool, overcast weather (fog and low stratus clouds) to coastal California. As such, the warmest summer weather is delayed
Climate_of_the_United_States
Light emitted by the Sun
not blocked by clouds, it is experienced as sunshine, a combination of bright light and radiant heat (atmospheric). When blocked by clouds or reflected
Sunlight
Series of alternating glacial and interglacial periods
greenhouse effect and reduced the area covered by highly reflective stratus clouds, thus decreasing the albedo of the planet. Propagation of the El Niño
Quaternary_glaciation
Tornado in Kansas, United States
and Southern Plains states on the morning of May 3. That morning, low stratus clouds overspread much of Oklahoma, with clear skies along and west of a dry
1999 Haysville–Wichita tornado
1999_Haysville–Wichita_tornado
Methods for describing snowfall events and the resulting snow crystals
include a rime core and glaze coating. They typically originate in stratus clouds or from fog and fall in small quantities, not in showers. Snow pellets
Classifications_of_snow
Compendium of cloud types
types of clouds: cirrus or thread-cloud, cumulus or heap-cloud, stratus or flat cloud (level sheet), and nimbus or rain-cloud (see List of cloud types)
Cloud_atlas
Fog-watered bioregions in the coastal desert of Peru and northern Chile
the Humboldt Current run offshore. During the austral winter thick stratus clouds, the garúa, creep inland to an altitude of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) most
Lomas
Form of cirrus cloud
cirrus clouds. Most of the time, occurrences of cirrus fibratus and cirrus uncinus are in the duplicatus form. Like stratus clouds, cirrus clouds are often
Cirrus_duplicatus
Highest peak in Hong Kong
often covered in clouds. In summer it is frequently covered with cumulus clouds, especially on rainy days, and in winter stratus clouds and fog often cover
Tai_Mo_Shan
Mass of water within a cloud
liquid water content (LWC) is the measure of the mass of the water in a cloud in a specified amount of dry air. It is typically measured per volume of
Liquid_water_content
English polar explorer (1872–1912)
certain in looking at his pictures that if cirrus cloud is shown, then cirrus and not stratus cloud was in the sky: if it is not shown, then the sky was
Edward_Wilson_(explorer)
Group of microsounds
Curtis Roads suggests a taxonomy of cloud morphology based on atmospheric clouds: cumulus, stratocumulus, stratus, nimbostratus, and cirrus; as well as
Cloud_(music)
Upland area in North Yorkshire, England
weather. Onshore winds in spring and early summer bring mists or low stratus clouds (known locally as sea frets) to the coasts and moorland. Within the
North_York_Moors
Form of cumulus cloud
be the result of a complete transformation of stratocumulus or stratus. These clouds are common in the advance of a cold front or in unstable atmospheric
Cumulus_mediocris_cloud
Residential high-rise building in Seattle, Washington
Seattle Times. Retrieved March 27, 2017. "Stratus". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. "Stratus". Weber Thompson. Retrieved September
Stratus_(building)
Type of cloud
stratocumulus cloud, typically forming alone. Volutus is translated from Latin, meaning revolve, being described as a roll cloud. Stratocumulus volutus clouds are
Stratocumulus_volutus
Coastal town in North Yorkshire, England
weather. Onshore winds in spring and early summer bring mists or low stratus clouds (known locally as sea frets) to the coast and moors. On 5 January 2016
Whitby
Variety of cloud
The altostratus undulatus is a type of altostratus cloud with signature undulations within it. These undulations may be visible (usually as "wavy bases")
Altostratus_undulatus_cloud
Condensed water vapor that falls from clouds
forces broad areas of lift, which form cloud decks such as altostratus or cirrostratus. Stratus is a stable cloud deck which tends to form when a cool,
Precipitation
Short-term state of the atmosphere
successful attempts at influencing weather involve cloud seeding; they include the fog- and low stratus dispersion techniques employed by major airports
Weather
Marine stratocumulus cloud banks that form in Chile
Camanchacas are marine stratocumulus cloud banks that form on the Chilean coast, proximal to the Earth's driest desert, the Atacama Desert, and move inland
Camanchaca
Boundary of advancing mass of warm air
showers or thunderstorms may follow. Low stratus and stratocumulus commonly form underneath the main precipitating clouds. A warm front is also defined as the
Warm_front
Cloud gaming and streaming service
Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform developed and operated by Amazon. The platform has integration with Twitch and is available on Windows, macOS,
Amazon_Luna
Appellation that designates wine in San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
flows onshore over this cold water, it cools, producing fog and/or stratus cloud areas which are transported inland by wind. From a meteorological perspective
San_Francisco_Bay_AVA
Type of marine cloud
to indicate that when marine stratus and stratocumulus clouds exist alone, in the absence of these open cells, the cloud formations are associated with
Actinoform_cloud
Severe weather event in April 1979
representing one area conducive to storm development. A wide expanse of stratus clouds covered much of Central Texas during the morning hours as a result of
1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak
1979_Red_River_Valley_tornado_outbreak
British manufacturing chemist (1772–1864)
pitch and across London, were named 'Stratus East' and 'Stratus West' in recognition of Howard's classifications of cloud formations. In 2024, The Royal Mail
Luke_Howard_(meteorologist)
Southeasterly sea breeze in southeastern Australia
squall. The southerly buster, which usually trails a thick layer of low stratus clouds bringing episodic drizzle, banks up against the Great Dividing Range
Southerly_buster
American production company
to run the company. In 2002, Gordon partnered with Bob Yari to launch Stratus Film Company, to produce independent feature films, and hired Mark Gill
The_Mark_Gordon_Company
Type of low cloud common over subtropical oceans
Marine stratocumulus is a type of low stratocumulus cloud that forms over oceans, especially along the west coasts of continents where cool sea-surface
Marine_stratocumulus
Hydroelectric dams in Quebec, Canada
Alteration of annual precipitation patterns, increased abundance of low stratus clouds and fog, and warmer autumns and cooler springs, leading to a delay in
James_Bay_Project
Brand by Nvidia
Bluetooth Gamepad/Evo Gamepad Pro 4 for Android Smartphones, SteelSeries' Stratus/Stratus XL/Nimbus, Razer's Serval/Wildcat/Sabertooth/Onza/Panthera Arcade Stick/Panthera
GeForce_Now
Antarctic Station
days. The station is characterized by high cloud cover throughout the year in the form of stratus clouds. Summer is the cloudiest season, averaging 24
Marambio_Base
Company in Walldorf, Germany
Christmann Informationstechnik + Medien. StratusCloud: Integration of virtualized data sources in the cloud. Mainly service providers and service customers
Fluid_Operations
Automobile platform
drive automobile platform that was the basis for the Cloud Cars – the Chrysler Cirrus/Dodge Stratus/Plymouth Breeze starting in 1994. Like the LH, it was
Chrysler_JA_platform
began to open fire on the bombers. Unfortunately for the Americans, the Stratus clouds covering the city that day were impossible for the men operating their
Bombing of Stuttgart in World War II
Bombing_of_Stuttgart_in_World_War_II
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Girl/Female
Arabic
Idols; Statues
Boy/Male
Tamil
Satyamurty | ஸதà¯à®¯ மூரà¯à®¤à¯€
Statue of truth
Satyamurty | ஸதà¯à®¯ மூரà¯à®¤à¯€
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Statue
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name for a servant.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Statue; Idol
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Nearness; Friendship; Status
Boy/Male
Welsh
Chief statue.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Greek
Starry one.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One with Honourable Status
Boy/Male
Indian
Friendship, Nearness, Status
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Icon; Idol; Statue
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friendship, Nearness, Status
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Honour; Place; Status; Show
Male
Greek
(ΣτÏάτων) Greek name STRATON means "army."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A servant to Brutus.
Boy/Male
Latin
Name of a Greek author.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : apparently a nickname from Middle English sterten ‘to leap or jump’ + up. Reaney and Wilson note that startup was the original form of ‘upstart’ and also the name of a kind of rustic boot and believe these senses may have contributed to the surname, although neither is recorded beofe the 16th century.
Girl/Female
Indian
Starts from Veda
Surname or Lastname
Indian (northern states)
Indian (northern states) : Hindu name meaning ‘lamp’, from Sanskrit dīpa. It occurs commonly as the final element of compound personal names, e.g. in Kuldeep ‘light of the family’. Subsequently, it appears to have evolved into a surname.English : presumably from the adjective deep, either a topographic name for someone who lived in a deep valley, or perhaps a nickname for a ‘deep’, thoughtful person.
STRATUS CLOUD
STRATUS CLOUD
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pure
Male
Hindi/Indian
(रतà¥à¤¨à¤®) Variant spelling of Hindi Ratan, RATNAM means "jewel."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Shevaun, SHEVON means "God is gracious."Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kyathi | கà¯à®¯à®¾à®‚தீ
Fame
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Having Skillfulness or Happiness
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Marvel of Time
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Scandinavian Birgitta, PIRKITTA means "exalted one."
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, English, Hebrew
One who Snares
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Understanding intelligent
Girl/Female
Indian
Flute
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n.
The prominence in front of the external opening of the ear. See Illust. under Ear.
n.
A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal band or layer. See Cloud.
n.
The leader or commander of an army; a general.
n.
pl. of Stratum.
n.
A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively.
n.
State; condition; position of affairs.
n.
The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion.
pl.
of Stratum
n.
A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
n.
The corpus striatum.
n.
A statue.
n.
A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
n.
See under Cloud.
pl.
of Strait
n.
A ridge within and behind the tragus in the ear of some animals.
n.
A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs; a valley bottom; -- often used in composition with the name of the river; as, Strath Spey, Strathdon, Strathmore.
pl.
of Stratum
v. t.
To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue.