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Clouds. Clouds are one of nature's most consistently visible wonders and can also tell us a lot about what is going on up in the atmosphere. Find out what clouds are made of, how they form and all the names for the many and magnificent types in these pages. Clouds are one of nature's most consistently visible wonders and can also tell us a lot ...
Clouds are powerful agents of global change. Clouds are a key factor influencing local weather as well as the Earth’s climate system. They affect the overall temperature or energy balance of the Earth and play a large role in controlling the planet's long-term climate. We need accurate data on clouds to understand their impact over time.
Cloud Types. Clouds are given different names based on their shape and their height in the sky. Some clouds are puffy like cotton while others are grey and uniform. Some clouds are near the ground, while others are near the top of the troposphere. The diagram on the right shows where different types of clouds are located in the sky.
Welcome to the official site of the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) International Cloud Atlas. This Atlas describes the classification system for clouds and meteorological phenomena used by all WMO Members. The classifications also describe meteorological meteors other than clouds – hydrometeors, lithometeors, photometeors, and ...
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Bases are diffuse and difficult to determine because of falling precipitation. Cumulus – Low clouds. Clouds appear puffy and look like cotton balls, popcorn or cauliflower. Stratus – Low clouds, light or dark gray and generally uniform in appearance and covering most of the sky. Fog is a stratus cloud.
Names for clouds. Most of our names for clouds come from Latin and are usually a combination of the following prefixes and suffixes: Stratus/strato : flat/layered and smooth. Cumulus/cumulo : heaped up/puffy, like cauliflower. Cirrus/cirro : high up/wispy. Alto : medium level. Nimbus/Nimbo : rain-bearing cloud.
