Ngokuqhubeka nokubuyekezwa kwethu komhla wamafu ohlelwe yi-WMO, siyakhumbula ukuthi okokugcina sikhulume I-Altostratus, namuhla sikhuluma ngohlobo lwesithathu lwamafu aphakathi, sibhekisa ku- I-Nimbostratus noma i-Nimbostratus.
Bachazwa njenge- isembozo sefu esimpunga, kuvame ukuba mnyama, ngokubonakala okumbozwe yimvula noma iqhwa eliwela ngokuqhubekayo kulo. Ubukhulu befu bukhulu ngokwanele ukufihla iLanga ngokuphelele. Akhiwe ngamaconsi amanzi, amaconsi emvula aphuma phezulu, imvula, amakristalu namakhekheba eqhwa.
INimbostratus ivamise ukwakheka lapho kukhuphuka ungqimba olukhulu nolubanzi lomoya ofudumele nonomswakama
ngenhla kwesisindo esibandayo, emthambekeni oqhubekayo nobumnene. Kuyinto, kanye ne-Altostratus, i-nucleus enkulu ye-
un ibunzi elifudumele. Kuyifu elinzima kakhulu ukulihlukanisa, njengoba livela njengeveyili elilinganayo elimnyama,
ngaphandle kokuyekiswa nokuhlala esibhakabhakeni sonke, kuhlanganiswe nemvula. Ngokufanayo, ithatha i-
ubukhulu obukhulu obuma mpo, kumasayithi ajiyile angahlanganisa phakathi kuka-1 - 5 km, ngokuhlala
phansi ngaphansi kwamafu. Imvamisa zinikeza imvula eqhubekayo noma ukuwa kweqhwa, ikakhulu okuhambisana nezindawo ezifudumele.
Kunzima kakhulu ukuzithwebula. Ukuntuleka kokukhanya, kanye nemvula ewela ngaphakathi kwayo, kwenza isibhakabhaka
ibukeka njengendwangu enkulu emnyama empunga ngaphandle kwemininingwane. Kunconywa ukuthi uzame ukuzithwebula lapho amafu aphansi adabukile edlula ngaphansi kwawo, okungukuthi, I-Stratus fractus. Kubalulekile ukuthi ungazididanisi ne-Altostratus, iNimbostratus ayisivumeli ukuthi sibone iLanga nganoma iyiphi indlela futhi cishe njalo ikhiqiza imvula elinganiselayo. Futhi akufanele badidaniswe neStratocumulus ngoba lokhu akufani kangako.
Lawa mafu awanawo uhlobo lwezinhlobo noma izinhlobo.
Umthombo - I-AEMET
Imininingwane engaphezulu - I-Altostratus
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