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Clouds vary in height above the Earth's surface from zero (called Fog) to "Noctilucent" clouds, about 50 miles above the surface. Common Cumulus clouds have their bottoms very roughly a mile above the surface. If you know the "dew point" from a weather forecast and there are clouds, you can usually estimate their height by multiplying one third of the difference between the surface temperature and the dew point by 1000 feet, so, for example, if the temperature is 72 degrees (F) and the dewpoint is 60 degrees, the clouds start to form at an altitude of (72-60)/3x1000 feet, or 4,000 feet. If there is a second layer of clouds above that, they are presumably ice clouds and their altitude is probably about (72-32)/3x1000 feet, or 13,000 feet.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt varies depending on the saturation level and temperature. The altitude of clouds can range from zero feet to thousands of feet.
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They form far above the earths surface.
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30 feet above sea level and 50 feet above earths surface... science homework these days
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How far down to sea can clouds go?
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Do cirrus clouds form near or far from earths surface?
They form far above the earths surface.
How far from the ground do most clouds form?
1000 feet above sea level.
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Clouds (20%)The earth's surface (land, sea, ice and snow) 4%.
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When was Far Above the Clouds created?
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Which layer of the atmosphere is furthest from earths surface?
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tbh, i don't avee a clue :/ hmm?
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yes it does
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clouds
How are clouds at high altitudes different from clouds that form close to Earth's surface?
no
Why do clouds form more in the air than on earth's surface?
the white clouds
