At these heights, the atmosphere is cold enough that clouds are typically composed of ice crystals, not water droplets. These clouds often look thin, wispy, and delicate—but they can provide valuable ...

The cloud types covered in the research are cumulus, stratiform clouds, congestus, deep convective clouds, altostratus, altocumulus, cirrostratus/anvil and cirrus. The work built upon earlier ...

Well, you’re in the right place. We’re going to break down the basic types of clouds including cirrus, cumulus, stratus and cumulonimbus. Some you will see on a blue sky day while others might ...