#stratus

Ive noticed you also classify fog alongside clouds (which makes sense ofc seeing as fog is clouds) but i was wondering - are there different types or is it all just one classification thats basically "cloud that makes fog"?

Hello!!

Pretty much all fog is considered Stratus (aka, clouds that are any height between the earth's surface and 2km/6500ft), with the only exception I can really think of being some particularly dense mist or sleet.

But! That doesn't mean there aren't a few subcategories we can sort into!

Most fog is gonna be Stratus Nebulosus, especially if you don't live that high above sea level. But all other stratus clouds would also be considered fog if you're in the middle of it.

Translucidus and Opacus are whether you can see the sun or moon through the clouds, with Translucidus being yes and Opacus being no. Some definitions also include whether you can see higher clouds, too. Not every image I come across will have a sun or moon in frame, so Ill sometimes make an educated guess based on how dense the fog is, or how much obvious sunlight I can see on the fog itself.

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