Transcription of Common Cloud Names, Shapes, and Altitudes
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Common Cloud Names, Shapes, and Altitudes :duplicatus, undulatusfibratusnebulosusCirrostratusun dulatus, lacunosusstratiformislenticulariscastell anusfloccusCirrocumulusintortus, radiatus, vertebratus, duplicatusfibratusuncinusspissatuscastel lanusfloccusCirrus(none)(none)Nimbostrat us (extend through 1+ levels)translucidus, perlucidus, opacus, duplicatus, undulatus, radiatus(none)Altostratustranslucidus, perlucidus, opacus, duplicatus, undulatus, radiatus, lacunosusstratiformuslenticulariscastell anusfloccusAltocumulustranslucidus, perlucidus, opacus, duplicatus, undulatus, radiatus, lacunosusstratiformislenticulariscastell anusStratocumulusopacus, translucidus, undulatusnebulosusfractusStratus(none)ca lvuscapillatusCumulonimbus (extend through all 3 levels)radiatushumili
very differently from cumulus and stratocumulus clouds, who share similar names. Altostratus Clouds (“The boring clouds”) Fast Facts: ... Boring! – but being so high up, they do make for nice sunsets. Altostratus are potentially dangerous to aircraft because they can cause ice
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