This backgrounder describes the three major types of clouds.
Weather
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Tactical Weather Specialist
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5 images of cirrus clouds that are wispy or feather-like clouds at high level, made of ice crystals and may indicate an approaching storm
5 images of some work related to the scientific study of climate such as using instruments to measure changes in climates
4 images of some work that a meteorologist might do such as forecasting the weather and analyzing clouds