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stratiform

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strat·i·form  (strt-fôrm)
adj.
Forming a layer or arranged in layers.
stratiform [ˈstrætɪˌfɔːm]
adj
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of rocks) occurring as or arranged in strata
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol resembling a stratus cloud
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Using observational data collected over the last 50 years and complex climate models, the team has established that low-level stratiform clouds appear to dissipate as the ocean warms, indicating that changes in these clouds may enhance the warming of the planet.
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This would reverse (seemingly) the order of precedence - convective elements with negative discharges initially, leadi ng to stratiform, anvil-like portions with positive discharges subsequently, We will hereby reexamine some factors that might contaminate these data, falling broadly in two areas: 1) Confusion with, or synchronous intracloud flashes, and 2) Instrument detection limitations.
Atmospheric Sciences. (Senior Division 2002) by Lupo, Anthony R. / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
 
 
 
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