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  • cirro "Clouds are classified according to the height at which they are found, and their shape or appearance. The most commonly seen clouds are either "stratiform" (thin, large layer) or "cumuliform" (with vertical development). Some stratus and cumulus clouds are seen at low altitudes of around 2 kilometres. Clouds of similar shape in the topmost region of the troposphere have the prefix "cirro" added to their names ("cirrostratus" and "cirrocumulus"), appearing as light brush strokes in the blue sky, while clouds found at intermediate heights have the prefix "alto" added to their names. There is also the "cumulonimbus" variety, which is a cloud that virtually spans the entire troposphere from a few hundred metres above the ground up to the tropopause. The cumulonimbus is the cloud responsible for thunderstorms." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_physics

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