Just above cumulus clouds, you would expect to find ____.
A)a stable layer
B)an unstable layer
C)a conditionally unstable layer
D)unusually strong horizontal winds
E)convective instability

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Cumulus clouds typically form in areas of the atmosphere where rising air parcels can cool and condense into cloud droplets. Just above these clouds, you would often find a stable layer which acts as a cap, limiting further vertical development unless the air is forced upward by other means, such as orographic lifting or frontal systems. This stable layer is characterized by a temperature inversion or a layer where the temperature increases with altitude, contrary to the usual decrease, thus inhibiting further convection.

Just Above Cumulus Clouds, You Would Expect to Find ____