Cloud classification summary (Section 2.1.

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The various cloud classifications are summarized in Table 2.

Table 2. Cloud classifications

Mother-clouds and
special clouds
Supplementary Accessory
Species Varieties (most commonly occurring
Genera features clouds
mother-clouds are listed in the
same order as genera)

(listed by frequency of observation) Genitus Mutatus

Cirrus fibratus intortus mamma Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus

uncinus radiatus fluctus Altocumulus Homo
spissatus vertebratus Cumulonimbus
castellanus duplicatus Homo
floccus

Cirrocumulus stratiformis undulatus virga - Cirrus

lenticularis lacunosus mamma Cirrostratus
castellanus cavum Altocumulus
floccus Homo

Cirrostratus fibratus duplicatus - Cirrocumulus Cirrus

nebulosus undulatus Cumulonimbus Cirrocumulus
Altostratus
Homo

Altocumulus stratiformis translucidus virga Cumulus Cirrocumulus

lenticularis perlucidus mamma Cumulonimbus Altostratus
castellanus opacus cavum Nimbostratus
floccus duplicatus fluctus Stratocumulus
volutus undulatus asperitas
radiatus
lacunosus

Altostratus - translucidus virga pannus Altocumulus Cirrostratus

opacus praecipitatio Cumulonimbus Nimbostratus
duplicatus mamma
undulatus
radiatus

Nimbostratus - - praecipitatio pannus Cumulus Altocumulus

virga Cumulonimbus Altostratus
Stratocumulus

Stratocumulus stratiformis translucidus virga Altostratus Altocumulus

lenticularis perlucidus mamma Nimbostratus Nimbostratus
castellanus opacus praecipitatio Cumulus Stratus
floccus duplicatus fluctus Cumulonimbus
volutus undulatus asperitas
radiatus cavum
lacunosus

Stratus nebulosus opacus praecipitatio Nimbostratus Stratocumulus

fractus translucidus fluctus Cumulus
undulatus Cumulonimbus
Homo
Silva
Cataracta

Cumulus humilis radiatus virga pileus Altocumulus Stratocumulus

mediocris praecipitatio velum Stratocumulus Stratus
congestus arcus pannus Flamma
fractus fluctus Homo
tuba Cataracta

Cumulonimbus calvus - praecipitatio pannus Altocumulus Cumulus

capillatus virga pileus Altostratus
incus velum Nimbostratus
mamma flumen Stratocumulus
arcus Cumulus
murus Flamma
cauda Homo
tuba