Today, 10 basic cloud forms are recognized, all of which owe a debt to Howard's nomenclature. Some are low-level clouds that exist below 6,500 feet, such as cumulus, stratus, and stratocumulus.

Cumulus clouds only returned after the final stage of the eclipse. On days when there is no solar eclipse, this effect does not occur, according to the study. "Those are the low, patchy, puffy ...

Cirrostratus cloud: A veil of thin ice cloud, with the sun clearly visible and casting shadows. Halo sometimes seen. Cirrus cloud: Sometimes very white, delicate, hair-like strands.

Cumulus are more puffy while stratus clouds are layered. As you move up in the atmosphere, the prefix "alto" - which means tall or high - gets tacked on to their names.

Clouds are made of ice particles and water droplets and are suspended in the atmosphere. While cumulus, cirrus, and stratus clouds are most common, some clouds have unique names or are a blend of ...

The root words in the name describe the cloud. Cumulus in Latin means a heap, a pile, an accumulation. As in an accumulation of laundry. These are clouds that have that tall, castle-like appearance.

According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment, researchers found that shallow cumulus clouds will dissipate when only a portion of the sun is ...

A well-developed cumulus cloud is a cumulonimbus clowd, which, getting back to the beginning root classifications, involves the cumulus cloud and the “nimbo” term, which means precipitation.