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EA:  MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 790
Concept definition: The type of observed <MIDDLE_CLOUD>s.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: PR
Reference: [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515]
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		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED ALTOCM_CASTELLANUS Altocumulus castellanus or floccus. 9 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:8] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.9]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED ALTOCM_CUMULOGEN Altocumulus cumulogenitus (or cumulonimbo genitus). 7 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:6] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.7]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED ALTOCM_PATCHES Patches (often lenticular) of altocumulus translucidus, continually changing and occurring at one or more levels. 5 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:4] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.5]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED ALTOCM_TRANSLUCIDUS Altocumulus translucidus in bands, or one or more <CLOUD_LAYER>s of altocumulus translucidus or opacus, progressively invading the sky. These altocumulus <CLOUD>s generally thicken as a whole. 6 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:5] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.6]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED ALTOSTRATUS_OPACUS Altostratus opacus or nimbostratus. 3 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:2] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.3]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED ALTOSTRATUS_TRANSLUCIDUS Altostratus translucidus. 2 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:1] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.2]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED CHAOTIC_ALTOCM Altocumulus of a chaotic sky and generally at several levels. 10 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:9] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.10]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED MIDDLE_CLOUDS_INVISIBLE <MIDDLE_CLOUD>s invisible owing to darkness, <FOG>, blowing <DUST> or <SAND>, or other similar phenomena, or because of continuous lower <CLOUD_LAYER>. 11 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:/] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.11]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED MULTILAYER_ALTOCM Altocumulus translucidus or altocumulus opacus in two or more <CLOUD_LAYER>s, or altocumulus opacus in a single layer, not progressively invading the sky, or altocumulus with altostratus or nimbostratus; multilayer altocumulus. 8 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:7] [WMO407, Section II. 8.2.2.8]
STD
2005/06/07		 MIDDLE_CLOUD_TYPE_OBSERVED NO_MIDDLE_CLOUDS No <MIDDLE_CLOUD>s. 1 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0515:0] [WMO407, Section II.8.2.2.1]
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