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altostratus

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altostratus: see cloud cloud, aggregation of minute particles of water or ice suspended in the air. Formation of Clouds


Clouds are formed when air containing water vapor is cooled below a critical temperature called the dew point and the resulting moisture condenses into
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The worst part was pronouncing all the meteorological terms, like altostratus castellanus.
Billie and the bard by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Byline: The Register-Guard A wispy altostratus cloud blocks light of the setting sun as seen from the summit of Mount Pisgah.
UNDER A CLOUD by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
ALTOSTRATUS 6,000 TO 20,000 FEET A vast grayish sheet of clouds CUMULUS BELOW 6,000 FEET These puffs come and go quickly, so they have little effect on the energy balance.
Global warming: cloud patrol. (Earth Science: Global Warning * Clouds) by Masibay, Kim / Science World
 
 
 
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