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Size Comparison (picture of cloud droplet vs. rain droplet)

Size Comparison (picture of cloud droplet vs. rain droplet). Cloud Types Read 27.3. Know the Following Latin. Latin Root Translation cumulus heap stratus layer cirrus curl of hair nimbus rain. High Clouds (usually made of ice crystals). CIRRus CIRRocumulus CIRRostratus.

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Size Comparison (picture of cloud droplet vs. rain droplet)

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  1. Size Comparison(picture of cloud droplet vs. rain droplet)

  2. Cloud TypesRead 27.3

  3. Know the Following Latin Latin RootTranslationcumulus heap stratus layercirrus curl of hairnimbusrain

  4. High Clouds(usually made of ice crystals) • CIRRus • CIRRocumulus • CIRRostratus

  5. Maybe a sign of fair weather or approaching rain.

  6. Cover the sky. Refract light so you can’t see shadows. Halo around the moon or sun. If thicken – look white, glary and a sign of precipitation.

  7. Middle Clouds • ALTOcumulus • ALTOstratus

  8. Bigger “puffs” than cirrocumulus and maybe darker.

  9. However, clouds on the sides of this image are _____________.

  10. Greyish and featureless. Very expansive. Can’t see shadows on the ground. Usually followed by precipitation.

  11. Altostratus Need altostratus

  12. Low Clouds • Stratocumulus • Stratus • Nimbostratus (rain)

  13. Mt. Washington (NH) is the tallest mountain in the NE US. -over 6000’

  14. Rows of rounded masses. Point arm at clouds – size of fist.

  15. Ill defined edges. Often an overcast “deck.” Blanket the sky.

  16. Multi Layer Clouds • Cumulus (Usually fair weather) • CumuloNIMBUS (Heavy Precipitation Producers)

  17. Can span all layers!

  18. Helpful Web Pages http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/home.rxml http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/cldchart.html http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radgeog/cloudwatch/chart/clouds.html

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