A research team has explored how different cloud types impact solar forecasting. The scientists explained that clouds present a great challenge to solar forecasting due to diverse and complex ...

A new type of lidar is allowing physicists to study cloud tops at a resolution 100 to 1,000 times higher than before. Reading time 3 minutes If you’ve ever been on a plane, you’re probably familiar ...

The European Space Agency’s EarthCARE or Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer, an advanced cloud-research satellite, has been successfully launched. It was sent into orbit on 28 May aboard a ...

Cloud physics encompasses the study of processes that govern the formation, evolution and dissipation of clouds. Central topics include the microphysical mechanisms of droplet and ice crystal ...

Alexandria Johnson does hard science on the most nebulous of subjects: clouds. As an atmospheric scientist and assistant professor of practice in Purdue University’s College of Science, she studies ...

The 10 basic cloud types are classified by height (high, mid, low) and predict different weather patterns. Cloud names incorporate roots like cirro, strato, cumulo, nimbo, or alto, based on their ...