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Clouds Flashcards

1
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Cs

A

Gives halo around the sun

Vale of ice crystals

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2
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Ac

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Rounded, bigger than Cc, mixed water and ice, Virgo

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3
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Temperature range in cloud where SCWD can be found

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0* to 20*

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4
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High level tropics

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20,000 to 60,000

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5
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OVC

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8 oktas

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6
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FEW

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1 to 2 Oktas

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7
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Cloud ceiling

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Covering more than half the sky

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8
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Cbcal

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Sharp defined edges , still developing, high level 45,000 feet water droplets

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9
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Cum con

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Greater vertical extent, 25,000 can easily form into cb

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10
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Constanillanous

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Rising plums in the middle layer, shows instability

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11
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Cuhum

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Low level, below 10,000, fair weather cu

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12
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Sc

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Water droplets, mixture of cumulus and stratos, icing is increased, could get light or moderate snow

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13
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St

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Low level, layered, pure water droplets, drizzle, min ice risk

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14
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Middle level tropics

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6,500 to 25,000

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15
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Cc

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Lumpy high level cloud

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16
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SCT

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3-4 oktas

17
Q

Middle level cloud polar

A

6,500 to 13,000

18
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Cu

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Round, fluffy, evidence of thermal activity, shows unstable air, normally classed as low level, could pose severe to moderate icing risk, can grow up to 14km

19
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Cummed

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Low level, medium vertical extent

20
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Ns

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Low to mid level, guaranteed precipitation, dense, high ice risk due to amount of water in it

21
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FRQ

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Frequent

22
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Temperature range where its majority SCWD in cloud

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0* to -10*

23
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BKN

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5-7 oktas

24
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Cb cap

A

Whispery top, ice crystals, large top, anvil

25
Q

Cb

A

Cumulus grows into this, goes through all the layers, severe icing risk,

26
Q

Ceilometer

A

Used to measure cloud base

27
Q

EMBD

A

Embedded CB

28
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WDSPD

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Widespread cb

29
Q

ISOL

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Isolated cb

30
Q

Lenticularis

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Cc,Ac,Sc lens shape, product of the terrain, doesn’t move

31
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Lowest level of cloud

A

Cloud base

32
Q

Cum fractus

A

With st or cu, broken up cloud, rigid

33
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High level polar regions

A

10,000 to 25,000

34
Q

OCNL

A

Occasional

35
Q

High level temperate

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16,500 to 45,000

36
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As

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Grey, whitish layered cloud

37
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Middle level temperate

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6,500 to 23,000

38
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Low level cloud

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6,500 or below

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