Low clouds: Stratocumulus 1
Illustration of stratocumulus clouds, belonging to a class characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves. Weak convective currents create shallow cloud layers because of drier, stable air above preventing continued vertical development. Vast areas of subtropical and polar oceans are covered with massive sheets of stratocumuli.
meteorology climate weather atmosphere skyAuthor(s) | Tracey Saxby |
Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2005-06-27 |
Album | Ecosystems > Meteorology/Climate |
Type | Symbol |
Project(s) | USA-Australia Virtual Environmental Partnership |
Dimensions | 501 x 197 |
Filesize | 7.8 kB (svg) 26.7 kB (png) |
Number of Downloads | 1194 |
Filetype(s) | SVG PNG |
License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Tracey Saxby, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |