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Cumulonimbus cloud

Cumulonimbus (from Latin cumulus 'swell' and nimbus 'cloud') is a dense, towering, vertical cloud, typically forming from water vapor condensing in the lower troposphere that builds upward carried by powerful buoyant air currents. Above the lower portions of the cumulonimbus the water vapor becomes ice crystals, such as snow and graupel, the interaction…

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Abbreviation
Cb.
Altitude
500–16,000 m (2,000–52,000 ft)
Appearance
Dark-based storm cloud capable of impressive vertical growth.
Classification
Family D (Vertically developed)
Genus
Cumulonimbus (heap, rain)
Precipitation
Very common rain, snow, snow pellets, or hail, heavy at times

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Cumulonimbus cloud

Nodes76
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Triples27
Avg. degree1.97
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Cumulonimbus cloud

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related to Description · 7
Cumulonimbus cloud → Even, Normal, Occasionally, The, Towering, Well-developed, When
has effect · 5
Cumulonimbus cloud → Cumulonimbus, However, If, Most, This
related to External links · 3
Cumulonimbus cloud → Cloud Atlas, Clouds-Online, Learn
Species · 2
Cumulonimbus cloud → Calvus, Capillatus
Abbreviation · 1
Cumulonimbus cloud → Cb.
Altitude · 1
Cumulonimbus cloud → 500–16,000 m (2,000–52,000 ft)
Appearance · 1
Cumulonimbus cloud → Dark-based storm cloud capable of impressive vertical growth.
Classification · 1
Cumulonimbus cloud → Family D (Vertically developed)
Genus · 1
Cumulonimbus cloud → Cumulonimbus (heap, rain)
Precipitation · 1
Cumulonimbus cloud → Very common rain, snow, snow pellets, or hail, heavy at times

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cumulonimbus cloud clouds top precipitation cumulus form may lightning rain species associated capillatus 000 ft storm thunderstorms hail wind conditions

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Cumulonimbus cloudAbbreviationCb.1.00infobox
Cumulonimbus cloudAltitude500–16,000 m (2,000–52,000 ft)1.00infobox
Cumulonimbus cloudAppearanceDark-based storm cloud capable of impressive vertical growth.1.00infobox
Cumulonimbus cloudClassificationFamily D (Vertically developed)1.00infobox
Cumulonimbus cloudGenusCumulonimbus (heap, rain)1.00infobox
Cumulonimbus cloudPrecipitationVery common rain, snow, snow pellets, or hail, heavy at times1.00infobox
Cumulonimbus cloudSpeciesCalvus1.00infobox
Cumulonimbus cloudSpeciesCapillatus1.00infobox
Cumulonimbus cloudVarietyNone1.00infobox
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volcanic eruptions.Supplementary featuresAccessory cloudsArcusinstance ofrapidly growing cloud forming from non-atmospheric heat and condensation nuclei sources0.80text
volcanic eruptionsinstance ofrapidly growing cloud forming from non-atmospheric heat and condensation nuclei sources0.80text

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