Altostratus

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cloud type
gptkbp:abbreviation As
gptkbp:annualRainfall may produce light precipitation
gptkbp:appearance gray or blue-gray cloud layer
gptkbp:associatedWith occluded fronts
warm fronts
gptkbp:canDevelopInto nimbostratus
gptkbp:cloudGenus gptkb:Altostratus
gptkbp:color gray
blue-gray
gptkbp:composition ice crystals
water droplets
gptkbp:elevation 2,000 to 7,000 meters
gptkbp:family middle cloud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Altostratus
gptkbp:language high and spread out
gptkbp:notableFeature covers most or all of the sky
rarely shows halo phenomena
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith cirrostratus
stratus
gptkbp:transparency can be thin enough to allow sun to appear as a watery disk
gptkbp:WMOClassification middle-level cloud
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nimbostratus
gptkb:Altocumulus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7