Altocumulus cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Altocumulus ( Alto , "high", cumulus , "heaped") is a cloud belonging to a class characterized by globular masses or rolls in layers or patches, the individual elements being larger and darker th...
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Altocumulus may appear as parallel bands (top photograph) or rounded masses (bottom photograph). Typically a portion of an altocumulus cloud is shaded, a characteristic which makes them distinguishable from the high-level cirrocumulus.
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; This is a photograph of altocumulus clouds. Click on image for full size version (40K JPG); Courtesy of UCAR Digital Image Library ... Altocumulus clouds are part of the Middle Cloud group (2000-7000m up). They are grayish-white with one part of the cloud darker than the other. Altocumulus clouds usually form in groups...
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Altocumulus clouds consist of a thin sheet of white or gray clouds that are broken into bands, blobs, rolls or waves. Altocumulus are middle atmosphere clouds which means that they are not the highest or lowest clouds in the sky, they fit in the middle.
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Altocumulus (Ac) - the name derives from the latin words altus = high and cumulus = mass or heap. Altocumulus is a member of the ... Altocumulus (Ac) - the name derives from the latin words altus = high and cumulus = mass or heap. Altocumulus is a member of the ten fundamental cloud types (or cloud genera). It is a...
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www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wxfacts/Altocumulus.htm
www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wxfacts/Altocumulus.htm
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Again the patterned layer of an altocumulus. Here in the sunset giving a beautiful pinkish colour. ... Flying above an altocumulus layer it can look like this. The pattern is clearly visible even from above, here at sunset.
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www.chitambo.com/clouds/cloudshtml/altocumulus.html
www.chitambo.com/clouds/cloudshtml/altocumulus.html
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Getting to know the 10 main cloud types is the first step in becoming an accomplished skywatcher. However, in mountainous regions such as the Rockies in North America and the Alps in Europe, there is a common type of cloud, called a lenticular ... Lenticular clouds form only over mountain peaks. ... The cause is quite simple.
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This is Altocumulus and it forms between 8,000-18,000 ft (2.5-5.5 km). Altocumulus can develop in several ways. Moist air is cooled by turbulence, then lifted up slightly and cooled to form a layer of cloud at that height.
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