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Cumulonimbus cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cumulonimbus incus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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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 ...
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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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[edit] Cumulonimbus capillatus ... [edit] Cumulonimbus combined with others ... 1.2.1 Cumulonimbus praecipitatio...
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Big Cumulonimbus.JPG; 557,881 bytes; ... Cumulonimbus incus (2 F ... Anvil of Cumulonimbus and Cu con.JPG...
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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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