Cloud naming:   Genus species variety (i. e. altocumulus stratiformis perlucidus)

The 10 genii  of cloud are:

Cirrus (Ci)	Cirrocumulus (Cc)		Cirrostratus (Cs)		Cumulonimbus (Cb)
Altostratus (As)	Altocumulus (Ac)		Nimbostratus (Nb)
Cumulus (Cu)	Stratocumulus (Sc)		Stratus (St)
Species, varieties and accessory clouds (list)		Ice and Frost		Optical Effects

Unless otherwise noted, pictures are by Sylke Boyd

 

Interested? Take a look at the Page of the Cloud Appreciation Society

 

Sources and References:

1. Gavin Pretor-Pinney, The Cloudspotter’s Guide – the Science, History and Culture of Clouds, An official Publication of the Cloud Appreciation Society, Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2006.
2. Storm Dunlop. Weather, Smithsonian, Harper Collins Publishers, 1996.
3. National Audobon Society, Clouds and Storms, Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1995.
4. John A. Day, The Book of Clouds, Silver Lining Books, 2002.

 

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