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Nimbostratus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article A Nimbostratus is a (A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude) cloud of the class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; it is a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 ft (2400 m). Compare nimbostratus clouds with (A large dark low cloud) stratus, (A stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles) altostratus and (A thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude) cirrostratus. Other typical precipitation bearing clouds are (A dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms) cumulonimbus. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ni/nimbostratus.htm   (105 words)

list.cgi Nimbostratus clouds are very difficult to photograph, because they are very uniform and offer little contrast. Note the extremely uniform and featureless nimbostratus cloud which is dropping snow on the ground. This detail is important because the fact that it is raining is what make these clouds nimbostratus rather than just stratus clouds. asd-www.larc.nasa.gov /cgi-bin/SCOOL_Clouds/Nimbostratus/list.cgi   (294 words)

BBC - Tees - Weather alphabet - N Nimbostratus clouds are often associated with continuous rain Grey cloud layer, (from Latin 'nimbus' or rainy cloud and 'stratus' or spread out) often very dark and associated with continuous rain or snow. The detailed description of current (localised) weather, together with forecasts for the following two or three hours, usually relying on remote sensing such as satellite imagery and weather radar. www.bbc.co.uk /tees/weather/az/atoz_n.shtml   (267 words)

Nimbostratus cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Nimbostratus is a cloud of the class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; it is a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 ft (2400 m). Compare nimbostratus clouds with stratus, altostratus and cirrostratus. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nimbostratus   (80 words)

Nimbostratus Nimbostratus is a stratus cloud with rain, or snow falling from it. They are thick, dark and shapeless, and are found under 5280 feet. scatcat.fhsu.edu /~haice/Intensive_Web_Design/Project4/nimbostratus.htm   (33 words)

Nimbostratus (Ns) The under surface of Nimbostratus is often partially or totally hidden by low ragged clouds (pannus - stratus of bad weather) which forms at or below the base of the Nimbostratus and change shape rapidly (Plate 14). Nimbostratus usually appears as an extensive, low, dark gray layer, with a very diffuse base from which rain, snow or ice pellets fall continuously, without necessarily reaching the ground (Plates 24 and 25). In the tropics particularly during short lulls in the rainfall, Nimbostratus can be seen breaking up into several different layers which rapidly merge again. www.mid-c.com /manmar/Nimbostr.htm   (193 words)

Plymouth State Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique Nimbostratus are often included in many texts as low clouds, but here they are considered multi-layer clouds because their vertical extent often goes well into the middle cloud region and these clouds often have even taller cumulonimbus clouds embedded within them. If it's a gray and rainy day as shown in this photo, the sky most will most likely be filled with nimbostratus clouds. The clouds are very dark, usually overcast, and are associated with large areas of continuous precipitation. vortex.plymouth.edu /clouds.html   (1686 words)

Nimbostratus Cloud Nimbus means rain, and stratus means sheet, so nimbostratus is a sheet cloud from which rain or snow is falling - usually continuously. On a dull day when it rains or snows gently but ceaselessly, the blanket of grey cloud hiding the sun and any higher cloud, is Nimbostratus. Nimbostratus forms when warm, moist air is lifted steadily over a large area. www.mmem.spschools.org /grade5science/weather/nimbostratus.html   (127 words)

ninemsn Encarta - Nimbostratus Nimbostratus (Latin, nimbus “rainy cloud”; stratus “covered with a layer” or “spread out”), low-level, layered clouds that bear rain or snow. Become a subscriber today and gain access to: au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_1461501481/Nimbostratus.html   (57 words)

Nimbostratus cloud Nimbostratus clouds are dark-gray low clouds, layered in appearance, and precipitating. Please contact Michael Ritter for inquiries, permissions, corrections or other feedback. www.uwsp.edu /geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/l_n/nimbostratus_cloud.html   (22 words)

Nimbostratus  (NS) nimbostratus when the cloud base becomes very dark or nimbostratus may lower to within several hundred feet The genus nimbostratus has no distinct species or www.tpub.com /content/aerographer/14269/css/14269_32.htm   (452 words)

Cloudinfo, your Ultimate Cloud Info Website! - A Bravenet.com Hosted Site Nimbostratus clouds never let you see the sun or moon through them! These clouds are usually low, and acompanied by a small bit of precipitation. This Website Built and Hosted for Free at Bravenet.com cloudinfo.bravehost.com /nimbostratus.html   (133 words)

Nimbostratus Cloud photos clouds photographs pictures images [ns] Australian Severe Weather Page 01 Nimbostratus Cloud photos clouds photographs pictures images [ns] Australian Severe Weather Page 01 Nimbostratus - Photographs of nimbostratus clouds [ns] Page 01 www.australiasevereweather.com /photography/nimbostratus01.html   (33 words)

JetStream - NWS Southern Region Weather School: Skywatcher Chart - Nimbostratus A widespread thick layer of cloud with poorly defined edges producing (in this case) snow. JetStream - NWS Southern Region Weather School: Skywatcher Chart - Nimbostratus NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: for Safety, for Work, for Fun - FOR LIFE www.srh.noaa.gov /jetstream/synoptic/sky4_5.htm   (38 words)

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