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Cloud classification is based on the height above the ground as well as the appearance or texture of the cloud. The names of the cloud roots according to this system are cirro, alto, strato, nimbo and cumulo.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoyeah i can do better than that. watch and learn! high altitudes have the prefix of cirro- which would be cirrocumulus, cirrus, and cirrostratus. middle altitudes prefix is alto-which would be altostratus and altocunulus. finally low altitudes prefix would be strat- which would be stratocumulus, nimbostratus, and stratus.
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∙ 14y agoMeteorologists generally classify clouds by their height and the type
By the height and how thick it's.
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∙ 9y agoheight or altitude
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∙ 14y agowater vapor content and elevation.
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∙ 14y agoAltitude and shape.
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