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3. The different clouds in the troposphere. St: stratus, Sc: stratocumulus, Nb: nimbostratus; Ac: altocumulus, As: altostratus; Ci: cirrus, Cs: cirrostratus, Cc: cirrocumulus; Cu: cumulus, Cb: cumulonimbus. Image: J. Gourdeau (click to enlarge, 106 kB)
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Cloud names are derived from Latin and they have the following meanings:
cirrus - curl of hair stratus - layer cumulus - heap nimbus - rain
Look closely at the figure and discuss how the various clouds got their names.
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