Clouds

Low Clouds

are called stratus and their height is from ground surface to 2000m

examples of low clouds:

Stratus

Stratocumulus

Nimbostratus

 

Medium Clouds

Are  called Alto and their height is from 2000m to 6000m

examples of Medium Clouds:

Altocumulus

Altostratus

altocumulus lenticularis

 

High Clouds

Are called cirrus and their height is grater than 6000m

Examples of High clouds:

cirrus

Cirrocumulus

cirrostratus

 

Examples of Vertically developed clouds:

cumulonimbus

cumulus

towering cumulus

Image sources:

https://study.com/academy/lesson/stratocumulus-clouds-lesson-for-kids.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altocumulus_cloud

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altostratus_cloud

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_cloud

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/hgh/crs.rxml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrocumulus_cloud

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrostratus_cloud

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/16700/why-is-the-cumulonimbus-cloud-formation-so-dangerous

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulus_cloud

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulus_congestus_cloud

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Typhoonchaser/Images_I_took

Ahmed Alnaqbi

Meteorology student