CLOUD TYPES
We are going to view the different type of clouds in our sky
Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus
Cirrus - Highest clouds. A wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
Cirrostratus: a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude
Cirrocumulus: a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples
Altostratus, Altocumulus, Cumulonimbus
Altostratus: a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
Altocumulus: a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
Cumulonimbus: a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
Stratocumulus
Stratocumulus: cloud belongs to a genus-type of clouds characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus, and the whole being at a lower altitude, usually below 2,400 m.
nimbostratus
Nimbostratus: cloud is characterized by a formless cloud layer that is almost uniformly dark grey
cumulus
Cumulus: a globular cloud