Cloud Project

1. Cloud Project By Kaleb Johnson

2. Stratus clouds • Stratus clouds are clouds that belong to a big class characterized by a horizontal layering with an uniform base. • Stratus clouds are tall and wide. They change colors when they are low to the ground. They change from dark gray to nearly white. • They lift morning fog when cool air moves • Location: Neighborhood basketball court • Classification: Low; abbreviation St • Time: 5pm; Date: 10/18/11

3. Fog • Fog is a collection of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air. Fog is a cloud that is on ground level. • Fog is low-lying and moisture in fog is the result of a nearby lake or ocean • Fog is different from mist because of its density which increases low visibility • Location: Downloaded from Internet • Classification: Low • Time: 11:00am; Date: 10/23/2011

4. Cirrus Clouds • Cirrus are thin, wispy strand clouds appearing white or grey in color • They get their name from the Latin word cirrus meaning a ringlet or curling lock of hair • Cirrus produces fall streaks (falling ice crystals before landing on the ground • They form tropical cyclones indicating weather may deteriorate and the arrival of rain • Cirrus clouds form on other planets such as Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and possibly Neptune • Location: Downloading from Internet • Classification: High; symbol abbreviation ci • Time: 7:11pm; Date: 10/23/2011

5. Cumulonimbus • Cumulonimbus is towering vertical cloud, tall, dense and create thunderstorms and other weather • Cumulonimbus originates from Latin: Cumulus “accumulated” and nimbus “rain” • These clouds form alone, in clusters, or along a cold front in a squall line. • They can create lightening and a severe thunderstorm • Location: Downloaded from Internet • Classification: High; symbol abbreviation Cb • Time: 7:30pm; Date: 10/23/2011

6. Cumulus • Cumulus “puffy” “cotton –like” in appearance, vertical development and sharp edges • Cumulus mean “heap” or “pile” in Latin • May appear alone in lines or in clusters • They form when warm air rises and reaches level of cool air • Associated with severe weather such as hail, waterspouts or tornadoes • Location: Picture taken from backseat of car • Classification: Low; abbreviation symbol Cu • Time: 2pm; Date: 10/22/2011

7. Altostratus • Altostratus cloud are gray to bluish gray sheet or layer • They form by the rising of large air mass that condenses into a cloud • They are composed of either water droplets or ice crystals • Raining will cause cloud to thicken • If rain continues it will form into a nimbostratus changing the classification • Location: Downloaded from Internet • Classification: Middle; abbreviation symbol :As < • Time: 8:06pm; Date: 10/24/2011

8. Cirrocumulus Cirrocumulus are one of three main types including cirrus and cirrostratus clouds Often referred to as “herringbone” or “mackerel”, small patched clouds in a row Cirrocumulus are large white patch or tuft without a gray shadow Cirrocumulus include small amounts of liquid water droplets that can form into ice or snow Location: Download from Internet Classification: High; abbreviation symbol CC Time: 8:21pm; Date: 10/23/2011

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