Mid-level stratocumuliform and stratiform List of cloud types
1 mid-level stratocumuliform , stratiform 1.1 genus altocumulus 1.1.1 mid-level stratocumuliform species 1.2 genus altostratus 1.2.1 species mid-level stratocumuliform , stratiform middle cloud forms 2 7 km (6,500-23,000 ft) in temperate latitudes, , may composed of water droplets or ice crystals depending on temperature profile @ altitude range. genus altocumulus altocumulus castellanus (v-28) altocumulus floccus (v-29) altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus (v-39) altocumulus stratiformis translucidus undulatus (v-40) altocumulus stratiformis perlucidus undulatus (v-41) clouds merging altostratus opacus (v-50), higher layer of cirrus fibratus (v-1) fallstreak hole -altocumulus stratiformis translucidus lacunosus (v-44) abbreviation: ac mid-level stratocumuliform clouds of genus altocumulus not associated weather front can still bring precipitation, in form of virga not reach ground. layered forms of altocumulus indicator of limited convective instability, , therefore stratocumu...