When talking about cloubs, what does CB & others stand for?
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Started by Steve Murr, Jan 26 2005 16:11
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Posted 04 May 2005 - 22:18
hi L
I'll try and start
the are 'low' clouds=generally their bases are from the surface up to about 6000ft.
Cb=Cumulonimbus=the shower or thunderstorm cloud
Cu=cumulus
Sc=Stratocumulus
St=Stratus
These are called 'medium' level clouds, and generally have bases from about 8,000ft up to around 16-18000ft
As=Altostratus
Ac=Altocumulus
The 'high' clouds from 18000ft up are
Ci=Cirrus
Cc=Cirrocumulus
Cs=Cirrostratus
its much more complex but that will do for starters.
hope it helps
regards
John
I'll try and start
the are 'low' clouds=generally their bases are from the surface up to about 6000ft.
Cb=Cumulonimbus=the shower or thunderstorm cloud
Cu=cumulus
Sc=Stratocumulus
St=Stratus
These are called 'medium' level clouds, and generally have bases from about 8,000ft up to around 16-18000ft
As=Altostratus
Ac=Altocumulus
The 'high' clouds from 18000ft up are
Ci=Cirrus
Cc=Cirrocumulus
Cs=Cirrostratus
its much more complex but that will do for starters.
hope it helps
regards
John
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Posted 09 May 2005 - 15:04
Thanks very much John 
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Posted 24 May 2005 - 21:27
What is CET?
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Posted 24 May 2005 - 21:30
The Central England Temperature (CET) is a series of average temperatures representative of a triangular central area of the United Kingdom enclosed by Bristol, Manchester and London. The monthly series began in 1659 and daily figures were added from 1772 to date. The CET is the longest available instrumental record of temperature in the world. The CET series was originally constructed by the late Professor Gordon Manley in 1973, and is now routinely updated by the Hadley Centre. Since 1974 the data have been adjusted by 1-2 tenths degC to allow for urban warming.
Edited by Adi Fiddler, 24 May 2005 - 21:32 .
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Posted 25 May 2005 - 09:14
Adi Fiddler, on 24 May 2005, 10:30 PM, said:
The Central England Temperature (CET) is a series of average temperatures representative of a triangular central area of the United Kingdom enclosed by Bristol, Manchester and London. The monthly series began in 1659 and daily figures were added from 1772 to date. The CET is the longest available instrumental record of temperature in the world. The CET series was originally constructed by the late Professor Gordon Manley in 1973, and is now routinely updated by the Hadley Centre. Since 1974 the data have been adjusted by 1-2 tenths degC to allow for urban warming.
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