Cloud Classification
Cloud Classification - National Weather Service
Clouds are classified according to their height above and appearance (texture) from the ground. The following cloud roots and translations summarize the ...
List of cloud types - Wikipedia
The list of cloud types groups all genera as high (cirro-, cirrus), middle (alto-), multi-level (nimbo-, cumulo-, cumulus), and low (strato-, stratus).
Cloud Types - UCAR Center for Science Education
How Are Clouds Classified? ; Middle Clouds. 2 - 7 km (7,000 - 23,000 ft). Altocumulus clouds · Altostratus clouds ; Low Clouds. Surface - 2 km (surface - 7,000 ft).
Altocumulus clouds exhibit “cumulo” type characteristics (see below) in mid levels, i.e., heap-like clouds with convective elements. Like cirrocumulus, ...
Classification · Names · NHC ... Howard also designated a special rain cloud category which combined the three forms cumulo + cirro + stratus.
Cloud Classification (Centre for Atmospheric Science
classifies clouds according to the altitude of cloud base, there being three altitude classes: low; mid level and high.
Cloud names and classifications - Met Office
The classification of clouds into types was first proposed by Luke Howard in 1802 and we largely use the same system today. This splits clouds into three ...
Cloud Identification Guide: Cloudspotting 101 - WhatsThisCloud
When applying cloud classification hierarchy, the proper taxonomic ranks would be as follows: cloud type > cloud species > cloud varieties > supplementary ...
Genera and species | International Cloud Atlas
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Cloud Type - Clouds Protocol - GLOBE.gov
Specific clouds are defined by their shape, the cloud base altitude, and whether they are producing precipitation.
Cloud Classification: Genera and Species | SKYbrary Aviation Safety
The classification of clouds has 10 main groups, or genera. Each observed cloud is a member of one, and only one, genus.
Cloud classification summary | International Cloud Atlas
Cloud classification summary ; Stratus · nebulosus · fractus · opacus · translucidus · undulatus · praecipitatio · fluctus ; Cumulus · humilis · mediocris
List of Cloud Types - Cloud Classification - Ace Boater
List of Cloud Types - Cloud Classification: Cirrus - Cirrostratus - Cirrocumulus -Altocumulus - Altostratus - Nimbostratus - Cumulonimbus - Stratocumulus
Cloud Classification Poster - 24x36 - WhatsThisCloud
This 24″x36″ print has been created for visual learners looking to better grasp the concept of cloud classification by displaying illustrations of all 126 cloud ...
Cloud Type Classification (cldtype) Value-Added Product
The primary input for cloud classification in the cldtype VAP is cloud boundaries from the ARSCL data product. ARSCL merges lidar and radar cloud tops and bases ...
Cloud types: stratus, cumulus, cirrus, nimbus + strange formations
... Cloud classification 00:37 Cirrus clouds 01:30 Cumulus clouds 02:07 Stratus clouds 02:40 Nimbostratus clouds 02:47 Nimbus clouds 03:18 ...
Ten Basic Clouds | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cirrus (Ci). Detached clouds in the form of white, delicate filaments, mostly in patches or narrow bands. · Cirrocumulus (Cc) · Cirrostratus (Cs).
Cloud Classification - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The morphological cloud classification scheme is based on three cloud characteristics: cloud shape, cloud height, and whether or not the cloud is precipitating.
Cloud Atlas - Weather Briefing, L.C.
Ten Principal Cloud Types. Clouds are classified by their family according to their height; low, middle, or high. Low clouds are based below 6,500 feet (2,000 ...
cloud classification - Glossary of Meteorology
The nine cloud varieties are intortus, vertebratus, undulatus, radiatus, lacunosus, duplicatus, translucidus, perlucidus, and opacus. The nine ...