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Altostratus

Posted on 2013-09-04 by arjaybe

Cloud of the Day – Altostratus Altostratus is just like stratus, only the condensation level is higher than 6,500 feet, putting it in the middle etage (6,500 – 20,000 feet.) It forms in the same kind of conditions as stratus, … Continue reading →

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Altocumulus

Posted on 2013-08-24 by arjaybe

Cloud of the Day – Altocumulus We’ve covered the major cloud types of the lower etage, from the surface to 6,500 feet. The cumulus clouds, from fair weather to thunder, and the layer clouds, stratocumulus and stratus, are the most … Continue reading →

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Stratus

Posted on 2013-08-18 by arjaybe

Cloud of the Day – Stratus Stratus doesn’t have the identity crisis of stratocumulus. While stratocumulus has features of both layer and cumulus (heap) clouds, but is really neither, stratus is a layer cloud all the way. Forming in calm, … Continue reading →

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