altocumulus cloud


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Noun1.altocumulus cloud - a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 milesaltocumulus cloud - a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
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cumulus, cumulus cloud - a globular cloud
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Tabada said an altocumulus cloud forms over mountain ranges when moist air flows over the mountains and is unable to rise because it is cold at the top.
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This warmer influence is presently limited by dry air above it (the anticyclonic fringe) so the resultant Altocumulus cloud band is not so thick, yet still turbulent enough to assist occasional lower-based cumulus cloud in its convective thrust.
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4, middle) show a cloud cover of close to 100% due to a midlevel altocumulus cloud. Correspondingly, the Cloudnet classification (see "Cloudnet categorization scheme" for more information) shows a mixed-phase cloud with vertical extent of 200-300 m and varying cloud-base height (2,750-3,750 m) (Fig.
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