My Favourite in different forms in different mood, different weather...
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| Clouds in heart shaped form (Image from: http://s716.photobucket.com/albums/ww165/rane_ab/?action=view¤t=heart-cloud.jpg) |
I still remember ever since I was in primary school, I love to look into the sky to see the different forms of clouds. They seems to be able to change according to my mood! ^^ I find that clouds have the magic to make one who feels stress or hectic to calm down... It never fails to make me think of things thoroughly and straighten it out thus feeling so much better.
Even up till now, whenever I see beautiful forms of clouds, I will use any cameras that is with me to take down their pictures. And when I went back to see them in my photo albums, they just unknowingly able to bring me back to the calming mind.
It is up till when I was in secondary school time, there was once I went to the library and happened to see a book with many clouds. That is when I finally sound out that clouds comes in different types, different forms of them have different kind of names and characteristics.
The following is some introduction to clouds, its categories and the ten main types of it...
What are clouds?
A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.
Cloud Chart.
| Cloud Group | Cloud Height | Cloud Types |
| High Clouds = Cirrus | Above 18,000 feet | Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Cirrocumulus
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| Middle Clouds = Alto | 6,500 feet to 18,000 feet | Altostratus
Altocumulus
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| Low Clouds = Stratus | Up to 6,500 feet | Stratus
Stratocumulus
Nimbostratus
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| Clouds with Vertical Growth | Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
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| Special Clouds | Mammatus
Lenticular
Fog
Contrails
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Cirrus - Appeared to be white, like delicate strands or long streaks, called "mares tails". Made of ice crystals.
Signals: Warning for bad weather to come.) |
| Cirrus cloud |
Cirrostratus - Often cover the entire sky with an almost transparent sheet. They make halos appear around the sun or moon.
Signals: Cirrostratus clouds form ahead of storms.
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| Cirrostratus Cloud |
Cirrocumulus - Rippling rows of patchy clouds, which appear like fish scales, known as a "mackerel sky". Cirrocumulus clouds form when the wind changes direction, known as wind shear.
Signals: Signs of precipitation, forming in front of advancing storms.
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| Cirrocumulus Cloud |
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| Altostratus Cloud |
Altocumulus - Gray patches forming in bands. These clouds are bigger than cirrocumulus clouds. Altocumulus clouds have sharp edges due the fact that they contain more water droplets than ice crystals.) |
| Altocumulus Cloud |
Stratus - These clouds appear low layered, just above the ground, as wispy fog.
Signals: Causes gray overcast skies with drizzle.
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| Stratus Cloud |
Stratocumulus - These clouds appear as low lumpy clouds forming in rows or patches. Signals: May not bring rain but appear as threatening clouds.
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| Stratocumulus Cloud |
Nimbostratus - They block the sunlight, with low, dark clouds. They appear "ragged", composed of water droplets.
Signals: Causes precipitation, depending on the air temperature.
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| Nimbostratus Cloud |
Cumulus - Forms vertically. These big, heaped clouds look like puffs of cotton. Cumulus clouds develop from the process of convection, “rapid local ascent when heated air at the earth’s surface rises in the form of thermal currents” (BBC, 2007).) |
| Cumulus Cloud |
Signals: Develope into thunderstorms
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| Cumulonimbus Cloud |
Hopefully, after looking at the pictures and description do help you understand more about the clouds and be amazed by the many forms they can have. There still other special types of clouds, if you are interested, you can further read from the below website, they provide quality information on clouds. Many informations and images are also taken from the below two websites.
Thank you for reading my blog post, please feel free to leave any comments even just for dicussion purpose. :)
Signing off,
Evee
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