SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Cumulus
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Alto
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Stratus
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Cirrus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fractus: Low, ragged stratiform or cumuliform cloud elements that normally are unattached to larger thunderstorm or cold frontal cloud bases. Also known as scud, fractus clouds can look ominous, but by themselves are not dangerous.
Detailed explanation-2: -Low-Level Clouds. Cumulus (Cu), Stratocumulus (Sc), Stratus (St), and Cumulonimbus (Cb) are low clouds composed of water droplets. Cumulonimbus, with its strong vertical updraft, extends well into the the high level of clouds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Stratus clouds are often described as blanket clouds because they sit low to the ground. Sometimes, they may even touch the ground. There are two species of stratus cloud: nebulosus and fractus. A stratus nebulosus is one of the species of a low-lying stratus cloud.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stratus clouds have three associated cloud varieties: opacus, translucidus, and undulatus.