(8) Meteorology - Clouds Flashcards
1
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Layered clouds formed in stable air near the surface due to cool air below
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Stratus
2
Q
White, puffy clouds
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Stratocumulus
3
Q
White-gray, several thousands thick, large quantities of moisture
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Nimbostratus
4
Q
From the surface to 6500 ft AGL
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Low clouds
5
Q
From 6500ft AGL to 23000 ft MSL
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Middle clouds
6
Q
White/gray, flat, covering wide area
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Altostratus
7
Q
Gray/white, Patchy, Light turbulence and icing
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Altocumulus
8
Q
16,500ft MSL to 45,000 ft MSL
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High clouds
9
Q
Thin, wispy, narrow band
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Cirrus
10
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White, thin, long sheets against a blue background
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Cirrostratus
11
Q
White, patchy like cotton
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Cirrocumulus
12
Q
Large mounds of cotton with billowing cauliflower tops
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Towering cumulus
13
Q
Known as TS; large, vertically developed, gray-white to black
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Cumulonimbus (CB)
14
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Flat, dome-shaped top
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Cumulus
