Cumulus clouds are clouds that have flat bases and are often described as puffy, cotton-like, or fluffy in appearance. Their name derives from the Latin cumulus, meaning "heap" or "pile". [1] . Cumulus clouds are low-level clouds, generally less than 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in altitude unless they are the more vertical cumulus congestus form.

Learn about cumulus clouds, including cumulus cloud description and facts, images, how to best identify them, and their species, varieties, and features.

Detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, developing vertically in the form of rising mounds, domes or towers, of which the bulging upper part often resembles a cauliflower. The sunlit parts of these clouds are mostly brilliant white; their base is relatively dark and nearly horizontal. Sometimes, Cumulus is ragged.

May 23, 2019 · Aerospace’s CubeSat Multispectral Observing System (CUMULOS) captured calibrated nighttime images of Tokyo, Japan and Los Angeles, Calif. that are five times the resolution of current scanning polar-orbiting satellites.

Jul 25, 2023 · When you gaze skyward, you may spot a collection of fluffy, white clouds with well-defined edges, resembling cotton balls or floating castles. These are cumulus clouds, one of the most common...

Los cúmulos, también conocidos como cúmulus, son un tipo de nube que se caracteriza por su forma abultada y esponjosa, similar a una montaña de algodón.

Jun 6, 2019 · CUMULOS takes up less than one-third of the Aerospace triple cubesat that houses Integrated Solar Array and Reflectarray Antenna (ISARA), a Ka-band communications system capable of transferring...

As nouns the difference between cumulonimbus and cumulus is that cumulonimbus is a cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms while cumulus is...

Jul 3, 2018 · The Aerospace Corporation achieved first light on an infrared sensor suite named CubeSat Multispectral Observing System (CUMULOS).

Jul 20, 2018 · The Integrated Solar Array and Reflectarray Antenna (ISARA) CubeSat mission succeeded in its ability to transfer data at ultrafast speeds while its CUMULOS secondary payload achieved first light.