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So do we. Study storms, they aren't likely to be a big part of the test but know the basics, definitely.
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for me, one of the hardest part of meteorology is learning and identifying the types of clouds
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There's this cloud dichotomous key from Marshall, and while it's oversimplified, it does help you ID different types of clouds.
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It helps a lot to put pictures of the clouds and their description in your notes. That's what I do. It shouldn't take up much space (against that six-point font you should be using even small pictures will look big) and it shouldn't be hard to locate pictures.
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AlphaTauri wrote:There's this cloud dichotomous key from Marshall, and while it's oversimplified, it does help you ID different types of clouds.
Thanks!
The website helps with narrowing down the possible options the cloud could be.
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it also helps if you know some of the roots like nimbus, cirrus, and stratus...zyzzyva98 wrote:It helps a lot to put pictures of the clouds and their description in your notes. That's what I do. It shouldn't take up much space (against that six-point font you should be using even small pictures will look big) and it shouldn't be hard to locate pictures.
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Good point. Once you know HOW to identify clouds, its easy to do. You don't need to remember the name for every cloud, theres a few tricks:
Prefix:
Strato, Nimbo- LOW
Alto- MIDDLE
Cirro- HIGH
Once you know the height/elevation, you know the beginning of your cloud name. Then you just need to know the root, or what it looks like:
Cumulus- Puffy, groups of small clouds
Stratus- Sheet, flat like
The only exceptions are:
cirrus (high, wispy clouds- remember that cirro means high, and cirro/cirrus sound a lot alike) and cumulus (low, puffy It has no prefix because it has vertical development) or Cumulonimbus (cumulus + rain, thunderstorms, bad weather)
You use the prefix Strato to mean low EXCEPT when the root is stratus, because you wouldn't say "stratostratus". So you change "strato" to "nimbo" and say "nimbostratus"
So find the prefix based on elevation, add the root based on appearance, and you have your cloud!
Prefix:
Strato, Nimbo- LOW
Alto- MIDDLE
Cirro- HIGH
Once you know the height/elevation, you know the beginning of your cloud name. Then you just need to know the root, or what it looks like:
Cumulus- Puffy, groups of small clouds
Stratus- Sheet, flat like
The only exceptions are:
cirrus (high, wispy clouds- remember that cirro means high, and cirro/cirrus sound a lot alike) and cumulus (low, puffy It has no prefix because it has vertical development) or Cumulonimbus (cumulus + rain, thunderstorms, bad weather)
You use the prefix Strato to mean low EXCEPT when the root is stratus, because you wouldn't say "stratostratus". So you change "strato" to "nimbo" and say "nimbostratus"
So find the prefix based on elevation, add the root based on appearance, and you have your cloud!
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Re: Meteorology B
good cloud diagram:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2026/241 ... c4a216.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc14 ... dchart.jpg
http://pixdaus.com/pics/12443548452UZjkQJ.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2026/241 ... c4a216.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc14 ... dchart.jpg
http://pixdaus.com/pics/12443548452UZjkQJ.jpg
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Re: Meteorology B
Those aren't all the clouds though, there are some weird ones that aren't as common but still worth studying.robodude wrote:Good point. Once you know HOW to identify clouds, its easy to do. You don't need to remember the name for every cloud, theres a few tricks:
Prefix:
Strato, Nimbo- LOW
Alto- MIDDLE
Cirro- HIGH
Once you know the height/elevation, you know the beginning of your cloud name. Then you just need to know the root, or what it looks like:
Cumulus- Puffy, groups of small clouds
Stratus- Sheet, flat like
The only exceptions are:
cirrus (high, wispy clouds- remember that cirro means high, and cirro/cirrus sound a lot alike) and cumulus (low, puffy It has no prefix because it has vertical development) or Cumulonimbus (cumulus + rain, thunderstorms, bad weather)
You use the prefix Strato to mean low EXCEPT when the root is stratus, because you wouldn't say "stratostratus". So you change "strato" to "nimbo" and say "nimbostratus"
So find the prefix based on elevation, add the root based on appearance, and you have your cloud!
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In my opinion, the hardest clouds to identify when given a picture are:
altostratus
altocumulus
cirrostratus
cirrocumulus
altostratus
altocumulus
cirrostratus
cirrocumulus
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