Cumulonimbus (from Latin cumulus 'swell' and nimbus 'cloud') is a dense, towering, vertical cloud, [1] typically forming from water vapor condensing in the lower troposphere that builds upward carried by powerful buoyant air currents.

2023年3月28日 · From his Essay of the Modifications of Clouds (1803), Luke Howard divided clouds into three categories: cirrus, cumulus, and stratus, plus a fourth special type, nimbus. While clouds appear in infinite shapes and sizes, they fall into some basic forms.

2024年6月2日 · Cumulonimbus clouds are the most iconic, beloved and feared clouds on our planet. They are certainly the most impressive, rolling out from over the horizon like a vengeful wave of anger and retribution.

What are cumulonimbus clouds? Cumulonimbus clouds are menacing looking multi-level clouds, extending high into the sky in towers or plumes. More commonly known as thunderclouds, cumulonimbus is...

2024年12月20日 · Cumulonimbus clouds are caused by convection processes, where hot air rises from the surface, expands, and cools, forming energy-storing clouds that grow higher than cumulus clouds. Cumulonimbus clouds grow taller than cumulus clouds, reaching heights of 10,000 meters (33,000 feet).

The cumulonimbus cloud, or thunderstorm, is a convective cloud or cloud system that produces rainfall and lightning. It often produces large hail, severe wind gusts, tornadoes, and heavy rainfall. Many regions of the earth depend almost totally upon cumulonimbus clouds for rainfall.

Learn about cumulonimbus clouds, including cloud description and facts, images, how to best identify them, and their species, varieties, and features.

2023年7月25日 · Understanding nature's most dramatic skyscape, the Cumulonimbus cloud. You’ve probably seen them looming on the horizon, those impressive, towering formations that signify a potential storm is...

2024年5月21日 · A cumulonimbus cloud is one of the largest clouds formed in Earth's weather patterns. The tall, column-like appearance, often with a flat top, can indicate severe lightning, heavy rain and high winds.

Towering cumulonimbus clouds rise thousands of metres, producing violent thunderstorms and releasing latent heat in the surrounding air. As a result, the upper tropospheric warm belt migrates northwestward from the ocean to the land.