Lecture 9 (11/04) METR 1111 Cloud Types.

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Lecture 9 (11/04) METR 1111 Cloud Types

Cloud Classification In 1803, Luke Howard devised the basic system of cloud classification Still used today Based on Latin names Two parts to a cloud’s name: - Shape (ex: cirrus, stratus, cumulus) - Height (cloud base & vertical extent)

Shapes & Heights Shapes - Cirrus = curly and wispy - Stratus = layered or stratified - Cumulus = lumpy or piled up Heights - Cirro = high (bases above 20,000 ft) - Alto = mid level (bases 7,000-20,000 ft) - Nimbo = producing precipitation

What do clouds tell us? Clouds just don’t happen - there’s always a reason A particular cloud’s shape and location depend on (and can therefore tell us about): - the movement of the air - amount of water vapor in air - stability (flat clouds = stable air while puffy clouds = unstable air)

Cirrus Clouds Cirrus = high altitude wispy clouds Quite thin and often have a hairlike or filament type of appearance. Made up of ice particles The curled up ends (called mares’ tales) as depicted in the following picture are very common features.

Cirrus Photo

Stratus Clouds Stratus clouds are usually the lowest of the low clouds. Often appear as an overcast deck (as shown in next slide), but can be scattered. The individual cloud elements have very ill- defined edges compared to cumulus Fog is just stratus clouds on the surface

Stratus Photo

Fog (Stratus on Ground) Photo

Cumulus Clouds Cumulus clouds are puffy (like popcorn) Often have noticeable vertical development Cells can be rather isolated or they can be grouped together in clusters as shown The base of a cumulus cloud can look like a stratus cloud if it is overhead. Thick cumulus can make skies dark (filters out sun’s rays)

Combining Shapes & Heights Many different names of clouds combine: - a height (cirro-, alto-, nimbo) - a shape (cirrus, stratus, cumulus) Let’s look at examples of these word combinations to describe different cloud types.

Cirrocumulus high cumulus clouds Can see individual “puffy” features

Cirrostratus High-level stratus clouds Not as thin as cirrus and less defined than cumulus

Altocumulus Mid level cumulus clouds

Altostratus Mid level stratus clouds

Stratocumulus Cross between stratus and cumulus

Nimbostratus Stratus clouds that are precipitating

Cumulonimbus Cumulus cloud with precipitation

Orographic Clouds Clouds can also be caused by mountains or hills Result to air flowing up and over mountains which causes condensation to occur and clouds to form Different types of clouds caused by orographic lift follow

Cap Clouds Air containing water vapor lifted until it is saturated, producing liquid water cloud droplets which can "cap" the summit. (cap cloud over Mt. Ranier)

Lenticular Clouds Lenticular means “like a lens” Looks like flying saucers Forms from air rising up a mountain

Kelvin-Helmholtz Billows Occurs in regions of strong density and velocity changes. (dynamics class)

Contrails Contrail is short for “condensation trails” Formed from vapor contained in the exhaust of a jet engine when it condenses in cold air aloft

A good web page to visit A great website for clouds (where I got most of the lecture material) is: http://vortex.plymouth.edu/cloud.html

Announcements Read Chapter 11 - How to Predict the Weather (pages 181 – 196) Complete Homework 9 about cloud types Only 4 more lectures!!! (So you can start getting ready to burn your books!) If you have a question during the quiz or on the homework, you can ask me a question. I can’t help if you leave the answer blank.