Editing Stratocumulus cloud (section)

===Comparison with altocumulus===
Stratocumulus clouds are similar in appearance to [[altocumulus cloud|altocumulus]] and can be mistaken for such. A simple test to distinguish these is to compare the size of individual masses or rolls: when pointing one's hand in the direction of the cloud, if the cloud is about the size of the thumb, it is altocumulus; if it is the size of one's fist, it is stratocumulus.<ref name="metoffice" /> This often does not apply when stratocumulus is of a broken, fractus form, when it may appear as small as altocumulus.