ESS124
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Cloud Types Based On Height
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If based on cloud base height, the ten principal cloud types can then grouped into four cloud types:
ü High clouds -- cirrus, cirrostratus, cirroscumulus.
ü Middle clouds – altostratus and altocumulus
ü Low clouds – stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostratus
ü Clouds with extensive vertical development – cumulus and cumulonimbus.
(from “The Blue Planet”)