- Look up
stratiform in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Stratiform may
refer to: Any of the
stratus family of
clouds (fog,
stratus clouds, altostratus...
- in
approximate ascending order of
instability or
convective activity:
stratiform sheets;
cirriform wisps and patches; strato****uliform patches, rolls,...
- genera. The main
representative cloud types for each of
these forms are
stratiform, ****uliform, strato****uliform, ****ulonimbiform, and cirriform. Low-level...
- of
which consists of
several sub-types Type I
clouds have a
generally stratiform appearance resembling cirrostratus or haze. They are
sometimes sub-classified...
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appearance and
characteristics of formation: cirriform, ****uliform and
stratiform.
These were
further divided into
upper and
lower types depending on altitude...
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precipitation is
generally more intense, and of
shorter duration, than
stratiform precipitation.
Orographic precipitation occurs when
moist air is forced...
- when the base of ****ulus
clouds spreads,
creating a
nebulous sheet of
stratiform clouds. This can also
occur on
nimbostratus clouds (stratus nimbostratogenitus)...
- deposits.
There are 2 main
types of
chromite deposits:
stratiform deposits and
podiform deposits.
Stratiform deposits in
layered intrusions are the main source...
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Burren around Lisdoonvarna has well-developed
karst features.
Significant stratiform lead-zinc
mineralisation is
found in the
limestones around Silvermines...
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millimetres (39 in).
Mechanisms of
producing precipitation include convective,
stratiform, and
orographic rainfall.
Convective processes involve strong vertical...