Altocumulus cloud - Wikipedia
Altocumulus (from Latin altus 'high' and cumulus 'heaped') [1] is a middle-altitude cloud genus that belongs mainly to the stratocumuliform physical category, characterized by globular masses or rolls in layers or patches – the individual elements being larger and darker than those of cirrocumulus and smaller than those of stratocumulus. [2]
Altocumulus clouds: overview and weather prediction - ZME …
2023年7月25日 · Altocumulus clouds enhance your ability to interpret weather patterns and predict possible changes in atmospheric conditions. By identifying their distinct features, you can observe the sky...
The Weather and Folklore of Altocumulus Clouds - ThoughtCo
2019年7月23日 · An altocumulus cloud is a middle-level cloud that lives between 6,500 to 20,00 feet above ground and is made of water. Its name comes from the Latin Altus meaning "high" + Cumulus meaning "heaped."
Altocumulus clouds - Met Office
What are altocumulus clouds? Altocumulus clouds are small mid-level layers or patches of clouds, called cloudlets, which most commonly exist in the shape of rounded clumps. There are...
Altocumulus Clouds: Mid-altitude Cloud Heaps | WhatsThisCloud
Learn about altocumulus clouds, including cloud description and facts, images, how to best identify them, and their species, varieties, and features.
S'COOL: Altocumulus Clouds - NASA
S'COOL: Altocumulus Clouds. Photo by Mandana Khaiyer, March 1997, in San Antonio, TX. This is a nice picture of altocumulus, showing a tendency to form cloud 'streets' (i.e., rows of cloud), which is an indicator that there is some wave phenomenon occurring in the atmosphere. Photo by Lin Chambers, August, 2002.
Altocumulus (Ac) - International Cloud Atlas
Definition of Altocumulus. White or grey, or both white and grey, patch, sheet or layer of cloud, generally with shading, composed of laminae, rounded masses, rolls, etc., which are sometimes partly fibrous or diffuse and which may or may not be merged; most of the regularly arranged small elements usually have an apparent width between 1° and ...
Physical constitution - International Cloud Atlas
A corona or irisation is often observed in thin parts of Altocumulus. The halo types parhelia or luminous pillars are sometimes seen in Altocumulus, indicating the presence of plate-shaped ice crystals.
Altocumulus - International Cloud Atlas
Definition of Altocumulus. White or grey, or both white and grey, patch, sheet or layer of cloud, generally with shading, composed of laminae (a layer or layers), rounded masses, rolls, etc., which are sometimes partly fibrous or diffuse and which may or may not be merged; most of the regularly arranged small elements usually have an apparent ...
Cloud Spotting for Beginners Part 1: Altocumulus
2024年5月16日 · The Altocumulus is most typically a layer of individual or conjoined cloud clumps that are known as ‘cloudlets’. One of the ten cloud genera, it is the mid-level equivalent of the lower Stratocumulus and higher Cirrocumulus equivalents, forming between 2,000 and 7,000 m (6,500 and 23,000 ft in mid-latitude regions of the world.