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A stratus cloud presenting a ragged, shredded appearance, as if torn.  8, record 1, English, - fractostratus

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Fractostratus - Fs. The prefix 'Fracto' basically means broken or fractured. Thus, Fractostratus clouds are relatively low-level uniform grey clouds that are beginning to break up with increased low level winds.  2, record 1, English, - fractostratus

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Fractostratus Clouds. ... are small, thin, unorganized tatters that typically condense in the moisture beneath nimbostratus or cumulonimbus clouds. ... The bases of these clouds are usually found near the ground to around 6,500 feet.  3, record 1, English, - fractostratus

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... fractostratus: ... Almost always composed of water droplets.  7, record 1, English, - fractostratus

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Fractostratus Clouds. ... [Aircraft] pilots often refer to these clouds as "scud".  3, record 1, English, - fractostratus

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... fractostratus ... are also called SCUD clouds if they are below another deck of higher clouds as in this picture.  7, record 1, English, - fractostratus

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"Scud" is a popular term used by storm observers for shredded cloud material (fractus) of all types.  2, record 1, English, - fractostratus

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Fractostratus ... differs from a fractocumulus cloud in having a smaller vertical extent and darker color.  8, record 1, English, - fractostratus

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fractus (fra): ... This term applies only to Stratus and Cumulus.  9, record 1, English, - fractostratus

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Nuages très sombres et très déchiquetés, qu'on voit courir sur le fond gris du ciel.  1, record 1, French, - fractostratus

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[...] La zone centrale ou corps du système nuageux qui est la partie la plus active où l'on trouve des vents forts et des nuages épais (2 000 à 4 000 m d'épaisseur) du genre altostratus, nimbostratus et parfois cumulonimbus, générateurs de pluies et doublés de nuages déchiquetés paraissant courir sous les précédents, les fractostratus [...]  2, record 1, French, - fractostratus

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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A cumulus cloud presenting a ragged, shredded appearance, as if torn.  6, record 2, English, - fractocumulus

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Fractocumulus Clouds ... are small, thin, unorganized puffs that do not exhibit the billowing form of their larger cumulus relatives. ... The bases of these clouds are usually found from near the ground to around 6,500 feet. Dissipating cumulus clouds often disolve into fractocumulus.  3, record 2, English, - fractocumulus

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... Fractocumulus ... are low clouds that often develop in regions of strong winds or where larger cumulus elements begin to break down late in the day or when instability weakens. ... Comprised mostly of water droplets.  7, record 2, English, - fractocumulus

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Fractocumulus Clouds ... are sometimes referred to as "scud" by [aircraft] pilots, though that term is more often applied to fractostratus.  3, record 2, English, - fractocumulus

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"Scud" is a popular term used by storm observers for shredded cloud material (fractus) of all types.  2, record 2, English, - fractocumulus

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fractus (fra): ... This term applies only to Stratus and Cumulus.  8, record 2, English, - fractocumulus

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Un cumulus typique est celui qui se développe par temps clair et doit sa naissance aux courants diurnes (qui s'accomplit pendant le jour) de convection : il apparaît le matin, se gonfle ensuite et se résorbe en fin de journée. Il est nettement limité en haut et en bas, on observe aussi un nuage qui ressemble au cumulus mais qui est déchiqueté et dont les diverses parties présentent de continuels changements : ce sont les fractocumulus. Les cumulus sont principalement constitués par des gouttelettes d'eau, lorsqu'ils ont une grande extension verticale, ils donnent lieu à des précipitations sous forme d'averses de pluie.  1, record 2, French, - fractocumulus

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish