círculo de nuvens - cloud wheel
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Stra
tocu
mul
usCo
mm
on. S
ome-
times
cove
ring
the w
hole
sky,
som
etim
es
mor
e like
fla
ttene
d cu
mul
us.
Cum
ulus
Smal
l cum
ulus
ha
ve a
cot
ton
woo
l sha
pe.
Oft
en g
row
to
bun
ch
toge
ther
. N
o ra
in.
Altostr
atus
Thick
er th
an
cirro
strat
us; su
n
visib
le as
disc
.
No shad
ows
or halo
.
Altocumulus Broken into small flat clouds, often regularly ar- ranged. No rain or snow.
CirrusSom
etimes delicate,
hair-like strands.
Sometim
es thicker blobs.
Cirrostratus
A veil of thin white
cloud. Sun clearly
visible with
shadows. Often
with a halo.
Cirrocumulus
Not a com
mon
type. Some-
times dappled
or rippled. Sun visible.
Nimbostratus
Thick, dark stratus,
giving rain, which
is often heavy
and prolonged.
Difficult to
photo-
graph.
CumulonimbusCumulus grown tall and dark. Showers likely. Top can be very high, sometimes feathery or flat.
Stratus
Grey, flat and bor-
ing, no sun visi-
ble. Drizzle may
fall. Called hill
fog on high
ground.
Low Rain Falling Low Rain Falling Low Below 2000m
L
ow Below 20
00m
Lo
w B
elow
200
0m
Mid
-leve
l 200
0 to 6000m
Mid-level 2000 to 6000m High above 6000m High above 6000m
High above 6000m
MetLinkCloud Wheel
Cut out along the dotted lines, poke a hole in the centre of both circles and put a paper fastener through the holes. You are now ready to identify clouds.
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cut out
cut out
MetLink
www.metlink.org
CloudWheel
MetLinkCloud Wheel
Cut out along the dotted lines, poke a hole in the centre of both circles and put a paper fastener through the holes. You are now ready to identify clouds.