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    • August 8, 2016 at 6:05 am #159972
      Maribel Dr. Illig avatarMaribel Dr. Illig
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      hello!

      I’m new to CAS and to identify clouds, but my love for clouds is old :) I could need some help to identify clouds, so I’d be glad to get some advice from you. thank you :)

      I’m not sure which one is this:
      cloud001

    • August 10, 2016 at 9:16 am #160448
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      An answer shouldn’t take so long. I see through a hole in the stratocumulus a patch of altocumulus. Nice picture!

      Do you use already the cloudspotter app? It has a library of all types of clouds including optical pheneomna with a clear and often humorous description. It’s fun using it and helps you identify all types of clouds. Success and have fun!

      • August 11, 2016 at 7:45 am #160643
        Maribel Dr. Illig avatarMaribel Dr. Illig
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        Hello Hans, thank you for answering!

        I’ve just started to us the cloudspotter app. I’m not quite sure how it works. I get the “stars” whenever I identify a cloud correctly, right?

    • August 15, 2016 at 10:46 pm #161673
      Howard Brown avatarHoward Brown
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      Hallo, Maribel, and welcome. I think Hans is on the ball, and I agree it is a great picture.

      Try CM9 ‘Altocumulus of a chaotic sky’ in this 4mb or so PDF
      http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/r/i/Cloud_types_for_observers.pdf

      The PDF will give you loads of help, but in the old-fashioned way versus the new-fangled app (I am not familiar with apps).

      Best of luck with your cloudspotting.

    • August 17, 2016 at 11:19 am #162140
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Thanks for taking over the ball Hygge. I like your document also very much. It gives indeed a load of help and it adds a lot to the basics of the app.

    • August 18, 2016 at 12:57 pm #162416
      Maribel Dr. Illig avatarMaribel Dr. Illig
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      hello Hygge! thank you so much for your welcome. the pdf is very, very helpful and gives a deeper insight. thanks a lot for sharing. Hans is right: the document adds a lot to the basics of the app. I have to admit, I was quite frustrated because all my latest uploads to the app were identified wrong. now I have a tool that will help me to get the identification right. I appreciate your help, thx!

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