Low Clouds -
Stratocumulus (Sc)
Cloud-base heights for middle clouds:
Tropical
Region |
Middle
Latitudes |
Polar Regions |
0-2 km |
0-2 km |
0-2 km |
- Stratocumulus
Clouds - low, lumpy,
puffy clouds in patches or rounded masses
- visually appear larger than
altocumulus
- appear the size of your fist when
holding your arm up to the sky
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photo by N. Atkins |