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Record 1 1999-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Cloud Base can be set in actual feet AGL for the lowest cloud level (C1) Example: enDpC1Base=1500 sets low cloud level to 1,500 feet AGL (not MSL!)

CONT

low-level cloud. Cloud of the low cloud étage. Stratus and Stratocumulus are almost invariably low-level clouds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Les nuages de l'étage inférieur sont plus sombres, plus chargés d'eau et s'accompagnent de précipitations d'importance variable selon les cas. Avec les gros rouleaux ou damiers gris des strato-cumulus (St Cu), les pluies restent en général occasionnelles et limitées.

Spanish

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