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Karteikarten von Sanika Kale, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Sanika Kale
vor mehr als 5 Jahre
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| Cirrus | Thin, wispy, feather-like clouds. Made of ice crystals. Indicate good weather. |
| Cirrocumulus | Small, high altitude rounded white puffs that appear in long rows. In tropical regions they may indicate an approaching hurricane. |
| Cirrostratus | Thin, sheetlike, high altitude. They come 12-24 hours before a rain/snow storm. |
| Cumulus | White, puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton. They can develop into cumulonimbus clouds (thunderstorm clouds). |
| Altocumulus | Mid-level clouds that are made of water droplets. Appear as grey, puffy masses. Usually form in groups. Expect thunderstorms in late afternoon. |
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Cumulonimbus
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High winds can flatten the top of these clouds into an anvil-like shape. Associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and even tornadoes. |
| Stratocumulus | Low, lumpy and grey. Characterised by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines or waves. |
| Lenticular | Made by wave wind patterns created by the mountains. |
| Stratus | Uniform greyish clouds hat often cover the entire sky. They resemble fog that doesn't reach the ground. |
| Altostratus | Grey or blue mid-level clouds that usually cover the whole sky. Sun or moon may shine through these clouds, but will appear watery or fuzzy. These indicate a storm with continuous rain or snow. |
| Nimbostratus | These form a dark grey, wet cloudy layer associated with continuously falling rain or snow. |
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