I learned some of what I know of clouds in cloud class at school, but the rest is intense personal research and observations I have made over the past several hours, er, I mean months. This is all quite technical in terminology, but I believe I have expressed it simply enough that even laymen can understand it, and appreciate how special clouds really are.
To begin with, there are several thousand types of clouds but I will discuss (briefly, so as not to bore) only a few of the most important and intriguing ones, as they constantly intermingle, mate and have smaller offspring.
First are the Cumulus, which, as it so denotes, ac’cumul’ates bacteria laden water droplets, later to be released over an unknowing populous (this was new information brought to my attention by the esteemed Professor Extreme! renown and highly acclaimed scientist, and one of Tesla's best...brahs...or is that bronies....no, not that, at least I don't think so, it's definitely bras...er...bros...pals, yes PALS, now residing at the prestigious Divergent Worlds Machine, here to wit, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, so on and so forth.) There are also the Altocumulus, relatives of the Cumulus who love to hum but, unfortunately, it is inaudible to the human ear.
And, to complete the family are the Cirrocumulus which tend to breed with higher up clouds (in an attempt to climb the cloudorporate ladder) and give birth to nimbus.
Next are Circularnimbus, which are, of course, athletic and nimble round clouds.
Then there are the Homunculus clouds which look like little people, but sometimes transform into other things and are merely for our entertainment and have no viable reason for being in the sky other than that.
Cirrius clouds are very solemn and sometimes pensive. They are the intellectuals of the cloud world. (And it is a little know fact that they were named after Harry Potter’s Godfather, they just spell it differently in the UK.)
Next we have Insidiousnimbus. They are grumpy, angry clouds. You can recognize them by their glaring red eyes, sometimes mistaken for flashing aeroplane lights.
Last but not least, and the most important of all cloud formations, are the Incontinenttus, which are commonly known as rain clouds.
(And as an afternote, there are also the Nimbostratus, which dance across the sky trying to see how low they can go.)
Below are a few photographs I have taken of the different cloud formations. Clouds can be very illusive and must be approached with much care and respect.
To begin with, there are several thousand types of clouds but I will discuss (briefly, so as not to bore) only a few of the most important and intriguing ones, as they constantly intermingle, mate and have smaller offspring.
First are the Cumulus, which, as it so denotes, ac’cumul’ates bacteria laden water droplets, later to be released over an unknowing populous (this was new information brought to my attention by the esteemed Professor Extreme! renown and highly acclaimed scientist, and one of Tesla's best...brahs...or is that bronies....no, not that, at least I don't think so, it's definitely bras...er...bros...pals, yes PALS, now residing at the prestigious Divergent Worlds Machine, here to wit, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, so on and so forth.) There are also the Altocumulus, relatives of the Cumulus who love to hum but, unfortunately, it is inaudible to the human ear.
And, to complete the family are the Cirrocumulus which tend to breed with higher up clouds (in an attempt to climb the cloudorporate ladder) and give birth to nimbus.
Next are Circularnimbus, which are, of course, athletic and nimble round clouds.
Then there are the Homunculus clouds which look like little people, but sometimes transform into other things and are merely for our entertainment and have no viable reason for being in the sky other than that.
Cirrius clouds are very solemn and sometimes pensive. They are the intellectuals of the cloud world. (And it is a little know fact that they were named after Harry Potter’s Godfather, they just spell it differently in the UK.)
Next we have Insidiousnimbus. They are grumpy, angry clouds. You can recognize them by their glaring red eyes, sometimes mistaken for flashing aeroplane lights.
Last but not least, and the most important of all cloud formations, are the Incontinenttus, which are commonly known as rain clouds.
(And as an afternote, there are also the Nimbostratus, which dance across the sky trying to see how low they can go.)
Below are a few photographs I have taken of the different cloud formations. Clouds can be very illusive and must be approached with much care and respect.
An example of bacteria laden Cumulus
A very rare shot of an adult Circularnimbus just having given birth; the babe, still feebly trying to form it's circular shape
Homunculus
Cirrius, seriously.
Insidiousnimbus
(I risked life, limb and chance of electrocution for this shot!)
(I risked life, limb and chance of electrocution for this shot!)
Incontinenttus
Nimbostratus
This concludes my study of clouds.