cumulus

By admin_wla | Tue, 4 Feb 2014 - 12:13
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. Source: NASA (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Glossary)