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: -High-level clouds occur above about 20, 000 feet and are given the prefix “cirro-".
Detailed explanation-2: -Mid-level clouds: The bases of clouds in the middle level of the troposphere, given the prefix “alto, ” appear between 6, 500 and 20, 000 feet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Medium clouds consist of tiny water droplets, super-cooled water droplets and ice crystals. The lower portion of medium clouds is generally water droplets, whereas the upper portion is super-cooled water droplets and ice crystals. In the tropics, the top of medium clouds can reach 8 kilometers.
Detailed explanation-4: -What are altostratus clouds? Altostratus are large mid-level sheets of thin cloud. Usually composed of a mixture of water droplets and ice crystals, they are thin enough in parts to allow you to see the Sun weakly through the cloud. They are often spread over a very large area and are typically featureless.