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Stratocumulus Te Kupenga a Tara-mai-nuku whakapipi Stratocumulus Checklist: Are the clouds grey and puffy? Are they low in the sky? Do they look like soft cotton candy or pillow stuffing? Do they cover most of the sky? When you hold up your hand at arm’s length are the puffs about the size of your fist? Double Check: Are the clouds attached or close together? (If they are separate from one another then they will be Cumulus.) Is the base of the cloud puffy and varied in shading? (If the cloud is more uniform in appearance then it is likely to be Stratus.) The Stratus Family 16
Stratocumulus Facts Latin: Stratus - Layer, Cumulus - Heap or pile. Altitude Range: Below 2000 m. Composition: Water droplets. Formation: These clouds are formed either through the spreading and joining together of Cumulus clouds, or by the breaking up of Stratus clouds. Associated Weather: It is either becoming overcast or the weather is clearing. The Stratus Family 17
Page 1: Droplets The Kiwi Kids Cloud Identi
Page 5: Contents 1. Cloud Classification 2.
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Page 14 and 15: Cumulus Clouds Te Kapua Whakapipi C
Page 16 and 17: Altocumulus Te Kapua Whakapipi o Ru
Page 18 and 19: Cirrocumulus Te Kapua Whakapipi Pur
Page 20 and 21: Stratus Te Kupenga a Tara-mai-nuku
Page 24 and 25: Altostratus Te Kupenga a Tara-mai-n
Page 26 and 27: Cirrostratus Te Kupenga Purehurehu
Page 28 and 29: Nimbostratus Te Kupenga a Tara-mai-
Page 30 and 31: Cumulus Congestus Te Kapua Whakapip
Page 32 and 33: Cumulonimbus He Kapua Whakapipi Oke
Page 34 and 35: Cirrus Te Purehurehu Cirrus Checkli
Page 36 and 37: Contrails Contrails Checklist: Is t
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