r/CLOUDS • u/Wardenacija • 1d ago

Question what kind of cloud is this?

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u/post-explainer 1d ago

Credit where credit is due. The OP u/Wardenacija said this picture was made by:

i made this picture

Is this credit correct? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/jamjarjam3000_reddit 1d ago

Altostratocumulus I think

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u/nonbinaryfish 1d ago

I concur. Looks like it could be altocumulus stratiformis

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u/jamjarjam3000_reddit 1d ago

How do you know which way to order the terms?

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u/nonbinaryfish 1d ago

Idk honestly hahaha, you kinda feel it? Altocumulus is the actual cloud, and then stratiformis is just describing that it's covering the entire sky🤷‍♂️

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u/jamjarjam3000_reddit 1d ago

Thx I have always wondered😊

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u/Therzis 21h ago

You first do the genus, then the species, then the varieties, then the supplementary features. Altocumulus is the genus, stratiformis is a species

"Altostratocumulus" doesn't exist