8 CLOUDS 1d moon and thus halos ind sun and moon), the sun and moon ere Classification of Clouds hrough them, There i wide range of variations in clouds in ye terms of height, shape, colour, and transmission or of light. The Worl ostratuslouds ate hin sets our having lous or uniform appearance When they become thick sheets the sun and my Internation Clog © obscured snd they apearas bright spo ees “ ein the clouds. They do not form halos around the sun : GD, Osan Sdmoon. They coverthe sky partly or totally ery esftropospheewrecasiieding SMoOtly dstiuted over thee Hah mide andloweloudsandetouds WeSPread continued pre High clouds (height 6 to 20 km) tus clouds cirro-cumulus clouds cirro-stratus clouds closely togetherin geometrical pattems Middle clouds (height 2. to 6 km) Serceanto-camulus ar sheep clouds or wool pack cl gray in colour, fe Some times called as touds. They appear wi wor (6) Nimbo-stratus clouds are low clouds of dark F very close to the complete darkness tion. Nimbo is from Latin thereby rai Sand, ‘orm. They are associated et but thunder or hailsto (0) cumulo-nimbus clouds rus clouds—The high al ing fibrous (hair!zenerally whi milky thin see hite veil of cirrus ce crystals which yon and thus halos | sun and moon). sun and moon are 1 sheets of gray form appearan’® he sun and moot ; pehind wn < or rolls which are generally droplets change qo a ‘or groups: They are gener- processes of cl age ajith fair OF clear weather but occa- drops. fy ssc ow is 1 uled out. (1) If wa Sl rail asare dense. lowlying fog-like height that con then both, wate 7 sui toy colour at are seldom close t© as ocak or They are composed Of several su yhen these clouds are associated ‘or snow, they are called nimbostratus ferred to above. (9) Cumulus clouds are very dense widespread aad dome-shaped and have flat bases. They are white woolpack cloud masses and are associated with fair weather but some times they become thun- der clouds. (10) Cumulo-nimbus clouds are thunder-storm clouds. They show great vertical development and produce heavy rains, snow or hailstorm accompa- nied by lightning, thunder and gusty winds. 36.9 RAINFALL Origin of raintall sired ee of warm, moist and unstable Metequsite con number of hygroscopic nuclei are Moist air par HT rainfall, The warm and "ed and cloude wee lifted upward becomes. satu- Water ae s are formed after condensation of za ‘annned buen coon (salt and ‘The water dro] ence of vapou lets and there around ice cry they become be held in sv they beginto ground is hi (2)Th are of differ among ther in their size process sev raindrops. ascending down as ra ‘The ‘one raindr lets. Rain’ greater th come vet (more tha the trans! i @