ESS5
Prof.
Jin-Yi Yu
Cloud Types Based On Height
If based on cloud base height, the ten principal cloud types can then
grouped into four cloud
types:
ü High clouds -- cirrus, cirrostratus, cirroscumulus.
ü Middle clouds – altostratus and altocumulus
ü Low clouds – stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostartus
ü Clouds with extensive vertical development – cumulus and cumulonimbus.
(from “The Blue
Planet”)