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| air is forced up and over mountains. |
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| where cold air meets warm air. The warm air will be forced up. |
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| The sun heats the surface and the heated air above it rises. |
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| When winds from two directions meet and the only way to go is up. |
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| Whispy or light, made up of tiny ice crystals. |
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Sheet/Layers, no separate clouds.
(low level layers) |
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High Level, thin puff balls
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| High level, very thin layers |
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mid level, puff balls
(more dense than cirrocumulus) |
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| Low level of fused cumulus clouds |
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Low level, usually very dark
(bring precepitation)
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| Clouds of Vertical Developement |
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Clouds that do not fit into one height
Cirrus HIGH
Alto MID
Strato LOW |
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| Product of growth of cumulus, which can form huge thunderheads. |
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| Cloud that forms near or at ground level |
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| Ice Crystals or Aggregates |
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| Larger pieces of ice formed in cumulonimbus clouds. |
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| Deposits of ice crystals that form on could surfaces. |
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When rain freezes as it hits a surface forming a coat of ice on it.
(AKA BLACK ICE ON ROADS) |
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| Falling air preassure means... |
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| Increase in cloudiness and precipitation. |
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| Rising Air Pressure means... |
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| Lines that connect areas of equal pressure. |
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| Sometimes mases move parallel to each other, so the front doesnt move. |
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| This happens when cold air over takes and twist under warmer air. |
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Based on damage and approximate wind speed.
(tornado scale) |
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(a low pressure system)
wind speeds under 38 mph |
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Tropical Cyclone
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Wind speeds greater than 74mph
Rotory Circulation |
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| Where Tropical Storms Normally Form... |
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Between 5 and 20 degrees N and S
(except in South Alantic and Eastern South Pacific) |
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