Now, Asperitas clouds are  thought to be mostly a supplementary feature of stratiform clouds, which are low elevation  layered clouds without vertical development, although asperitas have also been observed to  be stratocumulus or altocumulus.

现在， 阿斯佩里塔被认为主要是层状的补充特征，层状是低海拔层状， 没有垂直发，阿斯佩里塔也被观察到是层积或高积。