Lecture 1: How to identify and name clouds (introduction to weather)

UPDATE: I'm making materials available for all of my lectures on my website (melstrong.org) for either those bored folks stuck at home due to the virus or teachers looking for online content. For this lecture I have three sets of cloud pictures to practice identifying - with answer keys.

In this lecture I introduce the cloud classification system created by Luke Howard. We go over cumulus, altocumulus, cirrocumulus, stratocumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, altostratus, cirrostratus, nimbostratus, cirrus, lenticular, and mammatus.

Originally part of the Blue Planet lecture series at the University of New Mexico. This is the first of a series of lectures I have posted on introductory weather. Check the playlist on my channel to see the complete list in order.