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The bases of low-level clouds range in height from the ground to about 6000ft. ... Some examples of low-level cloud types: ... These clouds often cover the tops of hills or sea cliffs. It is a grey layer of cloud of uniform height, resembling fog, but not resting on the ground. It forms in stable air, which has little or...
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library.thinkquest.org/15525/low-level.html
library.thinkquest.org/15525/low-level.html
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List of cloud types - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clouds form when the dewpoint of water is reached in the presence of condensation nuclei in the troposphere. Atmosphere is a dynamic system, and the local conditions of turbulence, uplift and other pa...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cloud_types
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Low-level clouds range from the surface to 6,500 ft (2,000 m), mid-level from 6,500-23,000 ft (2,000-7,000 m), and high-level, generally above 20,000 ft (6,000 m). Below is a brief description of each category and their genera.
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science.jrank.org/pages/1530/Clouds.html
science.jrank.org/pages/1530/Clouds.html
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Low-level Clouds; Low clouds are of mostly composed of water droplets since their bases generally lie below 6,500 feet (2,000 meters). However, when temperatures are cold enough, these clouds may also contain ice particles and snow.
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ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.r...
ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml
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One of the biggest questions in climate sensitivity has been the role of low-level cloud cover. Low-altitude clouds reflect some of the sun's radiation back into the atmosphere, ... They found that low-level clouds tend to dissipate as the ocean warms — which means a warmer world could well have less cloud cover.
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www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1912448,00.html
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LOW CLOUDS A term used to signify clouds with bases below 6,000 feet and are of a stratiform or a cumuliform variety. ... LOW LEVEL JET (LLJ) Strong winds that are concentrated in relatively narrow bands in the lower part of the atmosphere. It is often amplified at night. The southerly wind over the US Plains states...
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www.weather.com/glossary/l.html
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Accordingly, the response of low-level clouds to warming has been a major uncertainty in climate models. ... The question of whether low-level clouds act as a positive or negative feedback to climate change has been an issue for decades. The analysis presented here provides observational evidence that this feedback is...
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www.greencarcongress.com/2009/07/clouds-20090726.html
www.greencarcongress.com/2009/07/clouds-20090726.html
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We can conclude that the frequency of the low-level clouds is enhanced over the urban area, since the cloud frequency is negatively well correlated with the NDVI and their peaks fit well within a shift of about 2 km. The frequency of low-level clouds, however, is quite low in the coastal zone, even in the urban...
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www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2004/2003GL018908.shtml
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The survey shows the expected increase of column droplet concentrations between ocean and continental clouds and in tropical areas during dry seasons where biomass burning is prevalent. Therefore, column droplet concentration is demonstrated as a good indication of available CCN populations in certain areas.
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