Pretor-Pinney, Gavin. <br/><br/>
The cloud collector's handbook / 
by Gavin Pretor-Pinney ; image research by Society photo editor, Ian Loxley ; meteorological guidance by Stephen Burt. 
 - San Francisco, Calif. :  Chronicle Books,  2011. 
 - 143 pages :   illustrations chiefly color ;  19 cm. 
<br/><br/> "An official publication of the Cloud Appreciation Society."  Originally published: United Kingdom : Sceptre, 2009. 
<br/><br/>Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/>Ten main cloud types. Cumulus ; Stratocumulus ; Stratus ; Altocumulus ; Altostratus ; Cirrus ; Cirrocumulus ; Cirrostratus ; Nimbostratus ; Cumulonimbus -- Notable species & varieties. Lenticularis ; Fibratus ; Castellanus ; Undulatus ; Lacunosus ; Radiatus ; Duplicatus -- Accessory clouds & supplementary features. Pileus ; Velum ; Pannus ; Mamma ; Virga ; Arcus ; Tuba ; Incus -- Other clouds. Cap & banner ; Kelvin-Helmholtz ; Contrails ; Pyrocumulus ; Roll cloud ; Fallstreak hole ; Horseshoe vortex ; Fog & mist ; Diamond dust ; Nacreous ; Noctilucent -- Cloud optical effects. Iridescence ; Corona ; Crepuscular rays ; Glory ; Rainbow ; Cloudbow & fogbow ; 22 ̊ halo ; Sundog ; Circumzenithal arc ; Sun pillars -- Technical terms -- Cloud classification. 
<br/><br/> Throughout, author and cloud expert Gavin Pretor-Pinney catalogs a variety of clouds and gives readers points for spotting them and recording their finds -- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780811875424 0811875423 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013444247 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Clouds.<br/>Clouds--Observers' manuals.<br/>Clouds--Miscellanea.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC 921  /  PIN 2011