"Freddie" wrote in message
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"Alastair McDonald" wrote in message
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http://www.yr.no/satellitt/europa_animasjon.html

Looking at that animation there seem to be several types of cloud. For
instance to the west of the UK is the the thick cyclonic cloud but
flowing into it further west is broken cloud. West of that again is
thicker cloud. Do each of these cloud types have names? Or are they
recognisable as standard cloud types such as alto cumulus (sp.)?

They are named using standard cloud types. You may also see large-scale
features named - such as rope clouds, baroclinic leafs, outflow shields,
etc. - but they are all comprised of standard cloud types.

Thanks for your reply.

I should have asked whether there are names for the cloud patterns seen in
satellite pictures, but you have answered that anyway with your references
to the named features, e.g. rope clouds, etc. I have looked up rope clouds
with Google and found http://www.crh.noaa.gov/glossary.php?letter=number
which includes other patterns found in satellite imagery. I have not yet
found a list of these cloud patterns.

Cheers, Alastair.