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Types of Clouds High clouds- Above 6000m, temps < 0Cirroculumus: rippled appearance Cirrus: wispy appearance Cirrostratus: continuous layer (transparent or dense)

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Page 1: Types of Clouds€¦ · Types of Clouds High clouds-Above 6000m, temps < 0℃ Cirroculumus: rippled appearance Cirrus: wispy appearance Cirrostratus: continuous layer (transparent

Types of CloudsHigh clouds-Above 6000m, temps < 0℃

Cirroculumus: rippled appearance

Cirrus: wispy appearance

Cirrostratus: continuous layer (transparent or dense)

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Middle clouds-Between 2000m- 6000mTypically layered

Altocumulus: white or gray, large roundish masses in wavy rows

Altostratus: grayish, dense enough to block out moon or sunlight

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Low clouds-Below 2000m

Cumulus: puffy, lumpy looking

Stratus: can cover much of the sky, nimbostratus produce precipitation

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Precipitation

Cloud droplets must grow to 1 million times their volume for precipitation to form

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The type of precipitation that falls depends on the temperature profile in the lowest kilometers of the atmosphere.