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915:Cumulonimbus calvus (Cb cal)
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800:Altocumulus floccus (Ac flo)
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497:Noctilucent type IV whirls
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627:Cirrus spissatus (Ci spa)
491:Noctilucent type II bands
367:Cirrus duplicatus (Ci du)
346:Cirrus spissatus (Ci spa)
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221:"Cirrus uncinus (Ci unc)"
144:The clouds occur at high
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617:Cirrus fibratus (Ci fib)
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482:Polar mesospheric clouds
336:Cirrus fibratus (Ci fib)
160:and generally mean that
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648:Cirrus intortus (Ci in)
632:Cirrus uncinus (Ci unc)
622:Cirrus floccus (Ci flo)
377:Cirrus radiatus (Ci ra)
372:Cirrus intortus (Ci in)
351:Cirrus uncinus (Ci unc)
341:Cirrus floccus (Ci flo)
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551:Nitric acid and water
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1274:Opacus (op)
1223:Velum (vel)
1196:Tuba ((tub)
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855:Multi-level
595:Cirrus (Ci)
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121:. The name
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254:2019-06-25
230:2019-06-25
207:References
164:, usually
95:Appearance
1257:Varieties
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391:Variants
274:Archived
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