What is a cloud and what is hidden behind different cloud types? Why certain clouds produce precipitation while others do not? Why diverse clouds produce different precipitation types? Seeking answers, we need to penetrate the intimate structure of clouds and their components. There are many ways to investigate clouds and their structure. In this chapter we will briefly classify clouds and describe some of the methods to study the interior of clouds and the hydrometeor types.

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Observing Clouds

  • Vincenzo Levizzani,
  • Christopher Kidd

摘要

What is a cloud and what is hidden behind different cloud types? Why certain clouds produce precipitation while others do not? Why diverse clouds produce different precipitation types? Seeking answers, we need to penetrate the intimate structure of clouds and their components. There are many ways to investigate clouds and their structure. In this chapter we will briefly classify clouds and describe some of the methods to study the interior of clouds and the hydrometeor types.