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Scud (cloud)

Pannus, or scud clouds, is a type of fractus cloud at low height above ground, detached, and of irregular form, found beneath nimbostratus, cumulonimbus, altostratus and cumulus clouds. These clouds are often ragged or wispy in appearance. When caught in the outflow (downdraft) beneath a thunderstorm, scud clouds will often move faster than the storm…

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Abbreviation
Scud/Pan
Altitude
200-16,000 m (1,000-52,000 ft)
Appearance
Ragged frazzles, scud
Classification
Family D (Vertically developed)
Genus
Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Cumulus, Cumulonimbus
Precipitation
No, but may appear under precipitating clouds.

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Scud (cloud)

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples6
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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Scud (cloud)

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Abbreviation · 1
Scud (cloud) → Scud/Pan
Altitude · 1
Scud (cloud) → 200-16,000 m (1,000-52,000 ft)
Appearance · 1
Scud (cloud) → Ragged frazzles, scud
Classification · 1
Scud (cloud) → Family D (Vertically developed)
Genus · 1
Scud (cloud) → Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Cumulus, Cumulonimbus
Precipitation · 1
Scud (cloud) → No, but may appear under precipitating clouds.

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clouds scud cloud pannus storm often may updraft thunderstorm fractus beneath nimbostratus cumulonimbus altostratus formation ground cumulus ragged appearance downdraft

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Scud (cloud)AbbreviationScud/Pan1.00infobox
Scud (cloud)Altitude200-16,000 m (1,000-52,000 ft)1.00infobox
Scud (cloud)AppearanceRagged frazzles, scud1.00infobox
Scud (cloud)ClassificationFamily D (Vertically developed)1.00infobox
Scud (cloud)GenusAltostratus, Nimbostratus, Cumulus, Cumulonimbus1.00infobox
Scud (cloud)PrecipitationNo, but may appear under precipitating clouds.1.00infobox

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