EA: BELOW_STATION_CLOUD_TYPE
EE: CUMULUS
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
9
EA label:
BELOW_STATION_CLOUD_TYPE
Concept definition:
Detached <
CLOUD
>s that are generally dense with sharp outlines and develop vertically in the form of rising mounds, domes, and/or towers, the bulging upper part of which often resembles a cauliflower; cumulus [
WMO407
, Section II.2.3.1, "cumulus"]. The sunlit parts of these <
CLOUD
>s are mostly brilliant white and the bases are relatively dark and nearly horizontal.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Code table 0500:8]
Supplemental references:
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