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1045:Stratocumulus floccus (Sc flo)
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861:Cumulonimbus flumen ((Cb flu)
854:Cb-only accessories and other
702:Altocumulus lacunosus (Ac la)
586:Cirrocumulus floccus (Cc flo)
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812:Cumulonimbus calvus (Cb cal)
717:Altocumulus volutus (Ac vol)
697:Altocumulus floccus (Ac flo)
391:Noctilucent type III billows
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509:Cirrus castellanus (Ci cas)
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915:Cumulus mediocris (Cu med)
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394:Noctilucent type IV whirls
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514:Cirrus fibratus (Ci fib)
385:Noctilucent type I veils
379:Polar mesospheric clouds
1060:Stratocumulus Undulatus
545:Cirrus intortus (Ci in)
529:Cirrus uncinus (Ci unc)
519:Cirrus floccus (Ci flo)
290:Oxford University Press
125:, meaning "with hair".
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1200:Supplementary features
1080:supplementary features
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1261:Homomutatus (homut)
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1010:(Fg) Surface level
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886:Cumulus (Cu)
863:Beaver tail)
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665:Medium-level
474:Tropospheric
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293:. Retrieved
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223:thunderstorm
212:cumulonimbus
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188:October 2021
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36:Abbreviation
1359:Cloud stubs
1232:Virga (vir)
1222:Mamma (mam)
1212:Cavum (cav)
1171:Opacus (op)
1120:Velum (vel)
1093:Tuba ((tub)
846:Wall cloud)
835:Tail cloud)
752:Multi-level
492:Cirrus (Ci)
375:Noctilucent
357:Mesospheric
109:with dense
79:Very often
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1343:Categories
1145:Non-height
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295:2021-10-18
266:References
121:capillatus
66:Appearance
1154:Varieties
1108:and other
946:Horseshoe
872:Hot tower
783:Low-level
759:Varieties
259:downburst
227:lightning
219:Lightning
159:does not
115:cloud top
1147:specific
421:15–30 km
367:80–85 km
56:Altitude
1349:Cumulus
1129:Other-
1032:Species
974:Species
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897:Species
804:Species
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253:Strong
237:updraft
180:removed
165:sources
140:Hazards
39:Cb cap.
1354:Cirrus
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785:0–2 km
667:2–8 km
340:genera
242:Heavy
44:Symbol
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337:Cloud
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91:, or
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255:wind
244:rain
233:Hail
163:any
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