...horizon, or, if sufficiently extended, toward the opposite point also, approximate height, 28,000 feet. Stratus (St.). — A uniform layer of cloud resembling...is broken up into irregular shreds in a wind, or by summits of mountains, it may be distinguished by the name of Fraclo-stralus (Fr.-St.). [St. may be...

...or snow, while precipitation occasionally reaches the ground from A.-Cu., Cu., and possibly others.] 10. Stratus (St.). A uniform layer of cloud resembling...is broken up into irregular shreds in a wind, or by summits of mountains, it may be distinguished by the name Fracto-stratus (Fr.-St.). [St. may be undulated...

...underneath a large Nb., the cloud may be described as Fracto-nimlms (Fr.-Nb. ) (" Scud" of sailors). Stratus (St.). — A uniform layer of cloud resembling...is broken up into irregular shreds in a wind, or by summits of mountains, it may be distinguished by the name Fracto-stratus (Pr.-St.). CD Q_ UJ H PLATE...

...Cirrus clouds. This last form is particularly common in spring showers. The front of thunder clouds of wide extent frequently presents the form of a large...of mountains, it may be distinguished by the name Fracto-stratus (Fr.-St.) . NOTE. — The attention of mariners is especially called to the value of...

...height is hard to estimate or measure, due to their lack of definite form. Stratus (St.) (fig. 11). — A uniform layer of cloud resembling a fog, but not resting on the ground. These clouds also are usually quite low and rain or snow frequently accompanies them. They are frequently...

...frequently presents the form of a large arc spread over a portion of a uniformly lighter sky. Stratus is a uniform layer of cloud resembling a fog but not resting on the ground. Suggested reading: "Clouds" by George Aubourne Clarke, FRPS, FR Met. Soc. "Water Wonders" by Jean M....

...resemble cirrus clouds, and are often referred to as "false cirrus." Stratus clouds are defined as "a uniform layer of cloud resembling a fog but not resting on the ground." When such a layer occurs at greater altitudes, it takes on something of the form of the clouds ordinarily...

...Through the openings in these clouds an upper layer of Ci.-St. or A-St. may be seen almost invariably. Stratus (St.). — A uniform layer of cloud resembling a fog but not resting on the ground. ESTIMATING CEILING FROM CLOUD TYPES When any of the first three forms appear (Ci., Ci-St., and Ci.-Cu.)...

...conspicuous in the early hours. In the words of the International Cloud Conference of 1910 it is defined as a uniform layer of cloud resembling a fog, but not resting on the ground. As the diurnal heating of the air by the sun takes place an ascending current is established, which,...

...frequently presents the form of a large arc spread over a portion of a uniformly lighter sky. Stratus is a uniform layer of cloud resembling a fog but not resting on the ground. Suggested reading: "Clouds" by George Aubourne Clarke, FRPS, FR Met. Soc. "Water Wonders" by Jean M....