If a bow echo reaches at least 250 miles wide and produces persistent winds of at least 58 mph, then it can be called a ...

In addition, the scientists estimate that the cloud activity at zero degrees longitude, if volcanic, does not appear to spew out enough methane to create the mid-latitude cloud band.

Convective clouds are most common in the tropics, but are also common at higher latitudes, including Oklahoma, and appear as puffs, mounds or towering clouds that can range from as low as 1,000 ...

Louis J. Battan, Relationship Between Cloud Base and Initial Radar Echo, Journal of Applied Meteorology (1962-1982), Vol. 2, No. 3 (June 1963), pp. 333-336 ...

Journal of Applied Meteorology (1988-2005), Vol. 43, No. 2 (February 2004), pp. 249-263 (15 pages) ABSTRACT A method for the objective evaluation of short-term, nonrandomized operational convective ...