EA: BELOW_STATION_CLOUD_TYPE
EE: CUMULONIMBUS
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
10
EA label:
BELOW_STATION_CLOUD_TYPE
Concept definition:
A heavy and dense <
CLOUD
> with considerable vertical extent in the form of a mountain or a set of huge towers; cumulonimbus [
WMO407
, Section II.2.3.1, "cumulonimbus"]. At least part of its upper portion is usually smooth, fibrous, or striated, and nearly always flattened. This portion often spreads out in the shape of an anvil or vast plume.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0500:9]
Supplemental references:
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