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Introduction to METEOROLOGY Philip Bedient Civil and Environmental Eng Rice University Cirrus Clouds Feathery or fibrous High: Over 7 km or 23,000 ft Composed entirely of ice crystals Altocumulus Clouds Fluffy, cotton-ball like clouds Middle: 2-7 km, 6500-23,000 ft Stratus Clouds Stratified or in layers Low: Below 2 km or 6,500 ft. Extremely thin Cumulonimbus Clouds Gray rain clouds of vertical development Base below 2 km or 6,500 ft. Can extend over 30 to 40,000 ft Vapor Pressure Generally increases with Temperature Higher over liquid vs ice for same T Vital to the heat balance on earth Gulf