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FIU CLOUD ATLAS 2006Names link to cloud type descriptions. Pictures link to photo galleries. |
High Clouds Cloud base: Tropics, 6-18 km Mid Lat, 5-13 km Polar, 3-8 km |
Cirrostratus![]() |
Cirrocumulus![]() |
Cirrus![]() |
Clouds of Vertical Development Cumulonimbus ![]() |
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Middle Clouds Cloud base: Tropics, 2-8 km Mid Lat, 2-7 km Polar, 2-4 km |
Altostratus![]() |
Altocumulus![]() |
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Low Clouds Cloud base below 2 km in all latitudes |
Stratus![]() |
Stratocumulus![]() |
Nimbostratus
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Cumulus![]() |
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Written 2004, by Hugh E. Willoughby FIU Dept. of Earth Sciences Revised January, 2006. |