Common Cloud Names, Shapes, and Altitudes

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)radiatushumilismediocriscongestus fractusCumulusVarieties(can be more than one)Species (can be only one)GenusLow CloudsMiddle CloudsHigh CloudsCloudClassification:Clouds are classified using a Latin Linnean system based on genera and species, originally developed by Luke Howard, an amateur meteorologist and Quaker in modern classification scheme is based on Howard s system and is detailed in The International Cloud Atlas, pu

Formation: Mid-level atmospheric disturbances and wave propagation (from e.g. – mountatins) Since altocumulus clouds are high in the sky, they are generally above the influence of thermals, and form very differently from cumulus and stratocumulus clouds, who share similar names.

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