Cumulus

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007093

1. Detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers. Tops normally are rounded while bases are more horizontal.

2. Clouds forming in the troposphere which are vertically formed with flat bases and fluffy, rounded tops. They have often been described as cauliflower-like in structure. They occur at heights of 500-6000 meters in elevation from the earth and most often occur scattered or in dense heaped packs. They are formed due to buoyant upward convection during warm, anti-cyclonic summer weather.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-007093
Field	Environment
References	NOAA National Weather Service Glossary; NASA Earth Observatory Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007093",
  "term": "Cumulus",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers. Tops normally are rounded while bases are more horizontal.\n\n2. Clouds forming in the troposphere which are vertically formed with flat bases and fluffy, rounded tops. They have often been described as cauliflower-like in structure. They occur at heights of 500-6000 meters in elevation from the earth and most often occur scattered or in dense heaped packs. They are formed due to buoyant upward convection during warm, anti-cyclonic summer weather.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary",
    "NASA Earth Observatory Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cumulus/"
}

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