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ALTO-CUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS [1 record]

Record 1 2005-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Altocumulus resulting from the spreading out of Cumulus ...

CONT

... mid clouds: altocumulus cumulogenitus or cumulonimbogenitus.

OBS

altocumulus: ... white or gray cloud that resembles a sharply defined, wavy patch, found at intermediate altitudes and consisting of small water droplets.

Key term(s)
  • alto-cumulus cumulogenitus
  • alto cumulus cumulogenitus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Altocumulus formés par étalement des sommets de cumulus, ceux-ci ayant disparu; la couche, au premier stade de la formation, présente l'aspect d'altocumulus opacus.

OBS

Description des nuages. [...] Genre : altocumulus. Espèces : floccus, stratiformis, lenticularis, castellanus. Variétés : radiatus, opacus, translucidus, perlucidus, undulatus, lacunosus, duplicatus. Formes : virga, mamma. Générateurs : cumulogenitus, cumulonimbogenitus.

Key term(s)
  • alto-cumulus cumulogenitus
  • alto cumulus cumulogenitus

Spanish

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