Anvil cloud: At the highest level of a mature thunderstorm, an anvil cloud will form. It is a flat, white cloud that spreads horizontally once it reaches the stratosphere and can no longer grow ...

As this air rises, water vapor condenses to create a horizontal, rotating cloud that can resemble ocean ... typically beneath the anvil clouds. They often form in groups that can extend hundreds ...

A team of researchers have analyzed the impact of different cloud types on solar irradiance predictions. They found prediction models that factor in the physics of how clouds interact with sunlight ...