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Cloud Types

Cloud Types . Clouds are classified by their altitude. Cumulus Clouds. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Cumulus_clouds_in_fair_weather.jpeg. Cumulus Clouds. These clouds look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton.

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Cloud Types

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  1. Cloud Types

  2. Clouds are classified by their altitude.

  3. Cumulus Clouds http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Cumulus_clouds_in_fair_weather.jpeg

  4. Cumulus Clouds • These clouds look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton. • They from less than 2 km above the ground but can grow to reach as much as 18 km. • Cumulus clouds usually indicate fair weather.

  5. Stratus Clouds

  6. Stratus Clouds • These clouds form in flat layers. • Stratus clouds usually cover all or most of the sky. • As stratus clouds thicken, they may produce drizzle, rain or snow.

  7. Cirrus Clouds http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/Metr304/Severedir/CirrusClouds.jpg

  8. Cirrus Clouds • These clouds look wispy and feathery.\ • They form only at high levels where temperatures are very low. • Cirrus clouds are made of ice crystals. • They indicate a change in weather within 24 hours.

  9. Stratocumulus- Flat and puffy http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/en/educators/gallery/clouds_atmos/stratocumulus_L.jpg

  10. Nimbostratus- Stormy and Flat http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/synoptic/images/m2_1.jpg

  11. Cumulonimbus- Puffy and stormy http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/ilx/swop/clouds.jpg

  12. NOAA- Site on Clouds http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/synoptic/h4.htm

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