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Record 1 1999-05-02

English

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

Altocumulus: Composed of flattened, thick, gray, globular masses, this middle cloud genus is primarily made of water droplets.

OBS

cloud genera: Main characteristic, mutually exclusive forms of clouds, constituting the basis of the cloud classification included in the International Cloud Atlas.

OBS

[The 10 characteristic cloud types, comprising:] Cirrus (Ci), Cirrocumulus (Cc), Cirrostratus (Cs), Altocumulus (Ac), Altostratus (As), Nimbostratus (Ns), Stratocumulus (Sc), Stratus (St), Cumulus (Cu), and Cumulonimbus (Cb).

OBS

"Genera" is the plural form of "genus".

French

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

La classification internationale des nuages repose sur la reconnaissance de dix genres de nuages appelés : Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, Altostratus, Altocumulus, Nimbo-stratus, Strato-cumulus, Stratus, Cumulus et Cumulo-nimbus.

Spanish

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