CLOUD FAMILIES

• Made by: Xavier Bartel
• Class period: 1
• Date: 5/2/14

LOW CLOUDS

STRATOCUMULUS

• Stratocumulus clouds are identified by cloud placies
• Rollers
• Banks
• Or compound dark grey layer cloud
• Stratocumulus during winter indicate high pressure and stable winter weather.

STRATUS

• Causes fog
• Produces overcast weather
• Associated with mist

STRATOCUMULUS LENTICULARIS

• Is identified by large dark rounded masses
• Appear as lines or waves
• Weather produced are light rain
• Snow

MEDIUM CLOUD FAMILY

ALTOCUMULUS

• Grey cloud bundles
• Altocumulus clouds that appear on a clear humid morning can indicate a thunderstorm
• Sometimes appear in patches

ALTOSTRATUS

• Dense thick layered cloud
• Gray
• Rain cloud
• Belongs to the stratiform physical category

NIMBOSTRATUS

• Has a vertical and horizontal extent
• Nimbo is latin from nimbus which denotes precipitation
• Rain cloud

HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS

CIRRUS

• Appear threadlike
• Also appear like ice crystals
• Fair to pleasant weather

CIRROSTRATUS

• Sometimes causes halo apperances
• Will bring fair weather unless darker then they will precipitate
• Referred to as a cirriform cloud

CIRROCUMULUS

• Predicts severe weather (thunderstorms)
• Referred to as cirriform cloud
• Tropospheric cloud

MULTI LEVEL CLOUDS

CUMULONIMBUS

• Expands all three levels
• Capable of producing lightning and other severe weather
• Form alone or in clusters or along cold fronts

PICTURES FROM SATELLITE

STRATOCUMULUS

ALTOSTRATUS

NIMBOSTRATUS

CIRROSTRATUS

CIRROCUMULUS

CUMULONIMBUS