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    P-6

    Clouds

    alto-cumulus - Middle-level, medium-sized puffy clouds.

    alto-stratus - Middle-level, layered clouds.

    cirro-cumulus - High-altitude, small, wispy, patchy, puffy clouds.

    cirro-stratus - High-altitude, thin, wispy clouds in layers.

    cirrus - High-altitude, thin, wispy clouds.

    cumulo-nimbus- Large, dense, towering clouds that cause


    thunderstorms.

    cumulus - Low, puffy clouds.

    fog - Ground-hugging clouds.

    nimbo-stratus - Low, dark, rain cloud.

    stratus - Low, layered, horizontal, wispy clouds with a flat base.

    strato-cumulus - Low clouds, broad and flat on the bottom, puffy on

    top (higher than cumulus and lower than altocumulus).

    clouds: collections of minute droplets of water or tiny crystals of ice


    visible expression of condensation
    at any given time 50% of Earth is covered by clouds
    not all clouds precipitate, but all precipitation comes from clouds
    important influence on radiant energy
    Classifying Clouds
    1. classified on 2 factors
    a. form
    b. altitude
    2. Cloud Form
    a. cirriform clouds: thin wispy clouds formed of ice crystals rather than
    water droplets

    b. stratiform clouds: grayish sheets that cover most or all of the sky

    c. cumuliform clouds: massive, rounded clouds with a flat base and


    limited horizontal extent but often billowing upward to great heights
    d. 3 cloud forms are sub classified into 10 types based on shape
    1) cirrus, stratus, and cumulus clouds are purely 1 form
    2) the other 7 types are combinations
    e. nimbus: indicates precipitation clouds
    3. Cloud Families
    a. cloud families based on altitude
    b. high clouds
    1) above 20,000’
    2) thin, white, composed of ice crystals
    3) cirrus, cirrocumulus, and cirrostratus
    4) harbingers of approaching weather system or storm
    c. middle clouds
    1) 6,500 – 20,000’
    2) either stratiform or cumuliform
    3) composed of liquid water
    4) altocumulus – puffy; indicate settled weather
    5) altostratus – associated with changing weather
    d. low clouds
    1) below 6,500’
    2) often general overcast
    3) stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostratus
    4) associated with drizzly rain
    e. clouds of vertical development
    1) grow from low bases to heights of 60,000’
    2) restricted horizontal spread
    3) indicate very active vertical air movement
    4) cumulus – indicate fair weather
    5) cumulonimbus – storm clouds

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