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1111:Stratocumulus castellanus (Sc cas)
667:Cirrocumulus stratiformis (Cc str)
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932:Cumulonimbus flumen ((Cb flu)
925:Cb-only accessories and other
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657:Cirrocumulus floccus (Cc flo)
883:Cumulonimbus calvus (Cb cal)
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768:Altocumulus floccus (Ac flo)
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332:"Cirrostratus (nebulosus)"
16:Form of cirrostratus cloud
915:Cumulonimbus murus ((mur)
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225:"Definition of nebulosus"
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960:Variable vertical extent
910:Cumulonimbus incus (inc)
585:Cirrus fibratus (Ci fib)
456:Noctilucent type I veils
450:Polar mesospheric clouds
301:"Cirrostratus nebulosus"
139:is a type of high-level
1131:Stratocumulus Undulatus
616:Cirrus intortus (Ci in)
600:Cirrus uncinus (Ci unc)
590:Cirrus floccus (Ci flo)
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245:Dunlop, Storm (2003).
145:cirrostratus nebulosus
137:Cirrostratus nebulosus
22:Cirrostratus nebulosus
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519:Nitric acid and water
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112:Family A (High-level)
1332:Homomutatus (homut)
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510:Lenticular nacreous
311:on 30 December 2020
204:on 27 February 2021
173:List of cloud types
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370:2020-12-30 at the
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