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cloud

vr.tr.cloud · XCT.STA

Let an agent identify and describe clouds by genus, altitude and weather significance, and separate them from cloud computing.

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A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent identify and describe clouds by genus, altitude and weather significance, and separate them from cloud computing.

A visible mass of liquid droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere, classified by altitude and form into genera such as cirrus, cumulus and stratus, with species and varieties.

What it is for: Clouds signal weather and affect climate and light.

It can be identify cloud types; read weather signs; report observations; photograph them.

Distinguishing features

Suspended droplets or ice

Genera, species and varieties

Signal weather

Cloud computing is another sense

What it looks like

White to grey masses, sheets or wisps in the sky.

Physical character

cloud base (low clouds): below 2000 m - mid-latitudes

cloud top (cumulonimbus): up to about 15000 m

How it is recognised

Ten genera by form and altitude

Species such as capillatus or calvus

Varieties such as duplicatus

Related models

is a kind of - category

weather phenomenon

produces - precipitation

rain and snow

is classified by - standard

International Cloud Atlas

is confused with - another sense

cloud computing

In practice

Families and kinds

high clouds: cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus

middle clouds: altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus

low clouds: stratocumulus, stratus

convective clouds: cumulus, cumulonimbus

anthropogenic clouds such as contrails

Identifiers

WMO cloud code genus abbreviations such as Cb, Cu, Ci observations

Standards and regulation

WMO International Cloud Atlas

Failure modes and hazards

Missing thunderstorm signs

Low cloud hazards for aviation

Also called

sea of cloudsanthropogenic cloudcapillatusconvective cloudduplicatuscalvusvolutusopacusperlucidusradiatustranslucidusfloccusasperitaspannusthunderheadundulatusspissatusstratiformisShip tracksmid-level cloudmediocrisnoctilucent cloudcongestushumilisfibratusfallstreak holepolar stratospheric cloudHorizontal convective rollsvertical multi-level cloudsfractushigh-level clouduncinuscastellanusLenticularisnimbus cloudlow-level cloudyakumoCamanchacacloud varietyice nucleus

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.cloud-object

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identification Which cloud.

The Atlas classifies clouds.

Genus

Ten genera.

Genus

Genus.

  1. Which cloud genus is it? definition
  2. Which species and variety? definition

Altitude

Height.

Altitude

Altitude.

  1. How high is the cloud base? measurement
  2. From which observation? provenance
Weather What it signals.

Clouds forecast weather.

Signs

Forecast.

Signs

Weather signs.

  1. What weather does this cloud suggest? definition
  2. Is a storm likely? boundary

Warnings

Official.

Warnings

Official warnings.

  1. Are official warnings in force? provenance
  2. What should be done? action
Climate Effects.

Clouds shape climate.

Radiation

Warming and cooling.

Radiation

Radiative effect.

  1. Does this cloud type warm or cool the surface? definition
  2. How certain is it? measurement

Human-made

Contrails.

Human-made

Anthropogenic clouds.

  1. Is it a contrail or other anthropogenic cloud? definition
  2. What is its climate effect? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.

Cloud has other senses.

Computing

Cloud services.

Computing

Computing sense.

  1. Is cloud computing meant instead? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Observation

Reporting.

Observation

Observations.

  1. How can observations be reported? action
  2. To which network? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should genera be separate entries?
  • How should species and varieties be linked?
  • How should the computing sense be split off?