Weather terms starting with C

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  1. Cubic Feet Per Second A unit expressing rates of discharge. One cubic foot per second is equal to the discharge through a rectangular cross section, 1 foot wide by 1 foot deep…
  2. CUFRA Cumulus Fractus
  3. Cumuliform Descriptive of all clouds with vertical development in the form of rising mounds, domes, or towers
  4. Cumuliform Anvil A thunderstorm anvil with visual characteristics resembling cumulus-type clouds (rather than the more typical fibrous appearance associated with cirrus).
  5. Cumulonimbus A cloud belonging to a class indicative of thunderstorm conditions characterized by large, dense towers that often reach altitudes of 30,000 feet (9000…
  6. Cumulus (Abbrev. CU) - detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers.
  7. Cumulus Buildups Clouds which develop vertically due to unstable air. Characterized by their cauliflower-like or tower-like appearance of moderately large size
  8. Cumulus Congestus A large, towering cumulus cloud with great vertical development, usually with a cauliflower-like appearance, but lacking the characteristic anvil of a…
  9. cup anemometer An instrument used to monitor wind speed. Wind rotation of cups generates and electric current calibrated in wind speed.
  10. Current A horizontal movement of water. Currents may be classified as tidal and nontidal.
  11. Current Meter Device used to measure the water velocity or current in a river.
  12. Curtain Drain A drain constructed at the upper end of the area to be drained, to intercept surface or ground water flowing toward the protected area from higher ground…
  13. Cutoff An impervious construction by means of which water is prevented from passing through foundation material.
  14. Cutoff Low A closed upper-level low which has become completely displaced (cut off) from basic westerly current, and moves independently of that current.
  15. CVR Cover
  16. CWA Clean Water Act, California Waterfowl Association.
  17. CWFA County Warning and Forecast Area
  18. CYC Cyclone- A large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in…
  19. CYCLGN Cyclogenesis - The formation or intensification of a cyclone or low-pressure storm system.
  20. Cyclic Storm A thunderstorm that undergoes cycles of intensification and weakening (pulses) while maintaining its individuality.
  21. Cyclogenesis (Abbrev. CYCLGN) - The formation or intensification of a cyclone or low-pressure storm system.
  22. Cyclolysis Cyclolysis Process of weakening or terminating of a cyclonic circulation in the atmosphere; the opposite of cyclogenesis.
  23. Cyclone (abbrev. CYC) - A large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere…
  24. Cyclone movement Cyclone movement The spatial displacement of a center of low pressure caused by the local redistribution of mass in the atmosphere.
  25. Cyclonic Circulation Circulation (or rotation) which is in the same sense as the Earth's rotation, i.e.