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Nimbo or nimbus might be used with cumulus or stratus to indicate a cloud formation that is producing rain. These clouds could be either cumulonimbus which would be a puffy, vertically-rising rain cloud or nimbostratus which would be a sheet or flat-looking rain cloud.
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Rain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to other kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. On Earth, it is the condensation of atmospheric water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall, oft...
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Clouds are classified into a system that uses Latin words to describe the appearance of clouds as seen by an observer on the ground. The table below summarizes the four principal components of ... cumulus stratus cirrus nimbus heap layer curl of hair rain fair weather cumulus altostratus cirrus cumulonimbus...
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Cirrus clouds, which are a sign of warm moist air rising up over cold air, are sometimes an early signal that thickening clouds could bring light rain or snow within one or two days.
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We know that not all clouds produce rain that strikes the ground. Some may produce rain or snow that evaporates before reaching the ground, and most clouds produce no precipitation at all. When rain falls, we know from measurements that the drops are larger than one millimetre.
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I'm sure you've noticed that gray clouds don't always mean it's going to rain or snow. ... To see why, let's take a brief look at why rain or snow falls from some clouds, but not from most of them. ... Q: Why are rain clouds gray? Do they turn from white to gray and if so, how?
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The boffins at the China's Meteorological Administration are conducting drills to disperse rainmaking clouds using rockets. The reason: They want to have a rain-free 2008 Olympics opening ceremony. How they going to achieve this feat, nobody knows yet. ... Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Hands On: Why Aren't My Pants ... All Giz Wants:
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How does cloud seeding work? ... So how can we all help seed the Active Rain Clouds - those members who joined as a result of an invitation - built a profile - and have not "rained" since that time?
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activerain.com/blogsview/34635/Seeding-the-Active-Rain
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