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 10 Basic Types of Clouds and How to Recognize Them
2024年5月3日 · Altocumulus clouds are the most common clouds in the middle atmosphere. You'll recognize them as white or gray patches that dot the sky in large, rounded masses or clouds that are aligned in parallel bands.
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 many...
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 (Ac) - International Cloud Atlas
Definition of Altocumulus. (Section 2.3.4.1) 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 ...
Altocumulus Standing Lenticular Clouds - National Weather Service
2008年2月11日 · Known as Altocumulus Standing Lenticular (ACSL) or Altocumulus Standing Lenticularis clouds, they are associated with waves in the atmosphere that develop when relatively stable, fast moving air is forced up and over a topographic barrier that is oriented more or less perpendicular to the direction from which the upper-level wind is blowing.
Cloud Spotting for Beginners Part 1: Altocumulus
2024年5月16日 · Of all the cloud genera, Altocumulus make for the best sunrises and sunsets. Lit from beneath by the warm hues of a low sun, its bun-like cloudlets appear for a few glorious moments golden and baked to perfection.
Cloud Classification and Characteristics - National Weather Service
Altostratus clouds are "strato" type clouds (see below) that possess a flat and uniform type texture in the mid levels. They frequently indicate the approach of a warm front and may thicken and lower into stratus, then nimbostratus resulting in rain or snow.
Altocumulus - Cloud Appreciation Society
Rather than a layer of cloudlets, this Altocumulus is in the form of large, smooth individual clouds. Altocumulus clouds produce the most dramatic and beautiful cloudscapes, especially in the rays of a low sun.