KnowraCloud baseLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Cloud base, each with the reason it gives.All 9Related 9Lifting condensation levelRelated: For clouds formed by rising surface air, the base often lies near the lifting condensation level.Stratus cloudRelated: A low cloud base is characteristic of stratus and can reduce visibility.Cumulus humilisRelated: Its flat underside reflects the lifting condensation level of the rising air.Cumulus mediocrisRelated: Its height helps characterize the conditions under which the cumulus formed.Altocumulus cloudRelated: Its measured height helps identify altocumulus as a middle-level cloud.Nimbostratus cloudRelated: Its low, often obscured base helps describe the vertical extent of nimbostratus.Altostratus undulatusRelated: The height of the base helps distinguish altostratus from low cloud genera.Cloud (meteorology)Related: Its height helps distinguish cloud types and indicates the lifting condensation level.Cumulus congestus cloudRelated: Congestus often has a broad, distinct base beneath its rapidly rising towers.