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(n.)An extremely dense, vertically developed cumulus with a relatively hazy outline and a glaciated top extending to great heights, usually producing heavy rains, thunderstorms, or hailstorms.
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Cumulonimbus cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cumulonimbus ( Cb ) is a type of cloud that is tall, dense, and involved in thunderstorms and other intense weather. It is a result of atmospheric instability. These clouds can form alone, in clust...
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Cumulonimbus incus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A cumulonimbus incus (Latin incus , "anvil") is a cumulonimbus cloud which has reached the level of stratospheric stability and has formed the characteristic flat, anvil-top shape. It can cause a ...
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Cumulonimbus clouds (Cb) are much larger and more vertically developed than fair weather cumulus. They can exist as individual towers or form a line of towers called a squall line.
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; This is a photograph of a cumulonimbus cloud. Notice how the top of the cloud is shaped like an anvil. Click on image for full size version (22K JPG); Courtesy of University Corporation for Atmospheric Research...
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Definition of cumulonimbus in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of cumulonimbus. Pronunciation of cumulonimbus. Translations of cumulonimbus. cumulonimbus synonyms, cumulonimbus antonyms. Information about cumulonimbus in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Cumulonimbus clouds usually produce heavy rains,
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Cumulonimbus clouds are different because they cannot be classified as low, middle or high altitude clouds. These are often storm clouds which can be ten or more miles in height, extending through all the levels of altitude.
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Cloud Atlas -> Cumulonimbus ... Cumulonimbus (Cb) ... Origin:; The Cumulonimbus always indicates a strong instability to the layering of air with appropriate convection or turbulence.
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The cloud that forms is called cumulonimbus. It resembles cumulus but towers much higher, with a base at 1,000-5,000 ft (300-1,500 m). Rain starts to fall. Inside this very violent cloud, air rises rapidly in the convection cells and sinks between them.
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