Cumulonimbus (from Latin cumulus 'swell' and nimbus 'cloud') is a dense, towering, vertical cloud, typically forming from water vapor condensing in the...
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A cumulonimbus incus (from Latin incus 'anvil'), also called an anvil cloud, is a cumulonimbus cloud that has reached the level of stratospheric stability...
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stability at which cumulonimbus forms into cumulonimbus capillatus (fibrous-top) or cumulonimbus incus (anvil-top). Cumulonimbus calvus develops from...
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Mammatus cloud (redirect from Cumulonimbus with mammatus)
pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud, although they may be attached to other classes of parent clouds...
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intermediate stage between cumulonimbus calvus and cumulonimbus incus. A cumulonimbus capillatus is a mature and powerful cumulonimbus cloud and can produce...
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The cumulonimbus flammagenitus cloud (CbFg), also known as the pyrocumulonimbus cloud, is a type of cumulonimbus cloud that forms above a source of heat...
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It is often said that the turbulence can be extreme enough inside a cumulonimbus to tear an aircraft into pieces, and even strong enough to hold a skydiver...
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Cumulonimbus altocumulogenitus Cumulonimbus altostratogenitus Cumulonimbus nimbostratogenitus Cumulonimbus stratocumulogenitus Cumulonimbus flammagenitus Formed...
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Pileus (meteorology) (redirect from Cumulonimbus with pileus)
is a small, horizontal, lenticular cloud appearing above a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud. Pileus clouds are often short-lived, appearing for typically only...
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Cumulus cloud (section Cumulonimbus clouds)
Cumulus clouds are often precursors of other types of clouds, such as cumulonimbus, when influenced by weather factors such as instability, humidity, and...
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