In the tropics, where the tropopause is higher than in other areas, cumulonimbus clouds commonly reach towering heights of 15 000 m. Why is the height of the tropopause a factor in how tall a cumulonimbus cloud can grow?
tropopause is the boundary in the Earth's atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere. cumulonimbus cloud commonly reach towering height of 15.000 m because it gives the cloud more room to form.