1. Clouds and Precipitation

2. Cloud Naming Prefix indicates height – Cirro  high, 5-13 km – Alto  middle, 2-5 km – (none)  low, 0-2 km Name for appearance – Cirrus  wispy strands – Stratus  layered, uniform – Cumulus  puffy with vertical structure Nimbo/nimbus indicates significant precipitation potential Additional adjectives are used (table 7.3, p. 189)

3. Cirrus

4. Cirrostratus

5. Cirrocumulus

6. Altostratus

7. Altocumulus

8. Stratus

9. Stratocumulus

10. Cumulus

11. Cumulus Congestus

12. Cumulonimbus

13. Precipitation - Terminal velocity Depends on several factors

14. Precipitation - Formation Warm Cloud Collision-Coalescence Cold Cloud Bergeron-Findeisen Process

15. Precipitation - Types Drizzle, rain, snow, hail, sleet, snow pellets, snow grains, freezing rain

16. Cirrostratus

17. Cirrus

18. Altostratus

19. Altocumulus

20. Stratus

21. Nimbostratus

22. Stratocumulus

24. Stratus

25. Stratocumulus

26. Cumulus Congestus

27. Cumulus & Cirrostratus

28. Cirrus & Cirrostratus

29. Cumulus & Cirrostratus

30. Cumulonimbus, Cirrus, & Cumulus

31. Cumulonimbus & Altocumulus

32. Cumulus & Cirrus