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Cloud Info.
Tells you about different types of clouds
Term | Definition |
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Cumulonimbus Clouds | -Ready supply of warm moist air, which rises at speeds of up 25 to 70 mph -also called a thunderhead, is often part of thunderstorm conditions that may accompany a cold front. |
Stratus Clouds | -Clouds formed at medium or low elevation; spread out layer upon layer covering a large area -As stratus clouds thicken, precipitation usually occurs over that area. |
Cirrostratus | High level, transparent sheet or white veil, not rippled like circumlocutions. Causes a halo (ring) to form around the sun. |
Cirrus | High level, wispy, hair-like, white tufts, or filaments. Higher than mountains. |
Cirrocumulus | High level, hair-like, white small rippled elements. |
Altostratus | Middle level grey sheet, thinner layer allows sun to appear as through ground glass. |
Altocumulus | Middle level layered cloud, rippled elements, generally white, sky showing through |
Nimbostratus | Thicker and darker than stratus, dark grey along base, foggy. |
Stratocumulus | Low level layered cloud, lines of rounded rolls, generally white with some grey, sky showing |
Cumulus | Low level, individual cells, puffy, like lumps of cotton, flat bases |
High Clouds | Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, and Cirrostratus |
Middle Clouds | Altocumulus, Altostratus, and Altostratus |
Low Clouds | Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Stratus, and Stratocumulus |
What are the High clouds? | Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, and Cirrostratus |
What are Cirrus clouds? | High level, wispy, hair-like, white tufts, or filaments. Higher than mountains. |