Upper Air - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Apr 13, 2023 · The term "upper air" refers to the earth's atmosphere above about 5,000 feet (1,500 meters). It is from the upper air that we get our rain and drought, wind and calm, and …
Upper atmospheric clouds - International Cloud Atlas
Clouds visible in the upper atmosphere include polar stratospheric clouds, which form in the stratosphere between about 15 km (50 000 ft) and 30 km (150 000 ft) at high latitudes of both …
Upper Atmosphere Temperatures | Climate Dashboard
Satellites and weather balloons measure temperature in the upper air, far above the surface, taking measurements through the troposphere and stratosphere. Find out more about …
JetStream | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Oct 27, 2023 · A cloud-filled sky, rugged islands, and turbulent air joined to create fanciful designs in the atmosphere in late July 2019. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer …
NWS Cloud Chart - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Apr 25, 2023 · The NWS Cloud Chart is a picture of the state of the sky, displaying both individual clouds and combinations of clouds. This helps provide a picture of the state of the atmosphere …
RAP Real-Time Weather
View cloud images as seen from space by geostationary satellites. more > Radar View reflectivity and velocity images from NEXRAD doppler radars. more > Surface See the surface weather …
cloud and weather patterns primarily to aspects of the upper air motion field - to the Jet streamfbaroclinic zones, rather than to highs, lows, troughs, ridges, surface fronts, and other …
Air Quality Modeling - Surface and Upper Air Databases
Mar 19, 2024 · Upper air data are meteorological data that are measured in the vertical layers of the atmosphere. Upper air data are usually measured by twice daily radionsonde soundings, …
Upper Atmospheric Cloud - SKYbrary Aviation Safety
Clouds visible in the upper atmosphere (above the troposhere) include Polar stratospheric clouds, which form in the stratosphere between about 15 km (50 000 ft) and 30 km (150 000 ft) at high …
Determination of Cloud Vertical Structure from Upper-Air
Oct 1, 1995 · A method is described to use rawinsonde data to estimate cloud vertical structure, including cloud-top and cloud-base heights, cloud-layer thickness, and the characteristics of …