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EA:  HIGH_CLOUD_GENUS

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 456
Concept definition: The genus of a <HIGH_CLOUD>.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: PR
Reference: [WMO407, Section II.8.2.3]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 HIGH_CLOUD_GENUS CIRROCUMULUS A thin and white patch, sheet and/or <CLOUD_LAYER> without shading that is composed of very small elements in the form of grains and/or ripples that are merged or separated and more or less regularly arranged; cirrocumulus. Most of the elements have an apparent width of less than one arc degree as observed from the <PLANETARY_SURFACE>. 1 PR [WMO407, Section II.2.3.1, "cirrocumulus"]  
STD
2005/06/07		 HIGH_CLOUD_GENUS CIRROSTRATUS A transparent, whitish veil of <CLOUD>s of fibrous or smooth appearance that totally or partially covers the sky and generally produces halo phenomena; cirrostratus. 2 PR [WMO407, Section II.2.3.1, "cirrostratus"]  
STD
2005/06/07		 HIGH_CLOUD_GENUS CIRRUS Detached <CLOUD>s in a form of white delicate filaments and/or white or mostly white patches or narrow bands; cirrus. 3 PR [WMO407, Section II.2.3.1, "cirrus"]  
STD
2005/06/07		 HIGH_CLOUD_GENUS NONE_PRESENT No <HIGH_CLOUD>s present; none present. 4  
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