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Stratocumulus clouds
Aerial photograph of Stratocumulus perlucidus clouds over the midwestern United States
Abbreviation
Sc
Symbol
Genus
Stratocumulus (layer heap)
Species
Castellanus
Floccus
Lenticularis
Stratiformis
Volutus
Variety
Duplicatus
Lacunosus
Opacus
Perlucidus
Radiatus
Translucidus
Undulatus
Altitude
500-2,000 m (2,000-7,000 ft)
Classification
Family C (Low-level)
Appearance
Thicker, dark gray, and somewhat conjoined heaps of clouds.
Precipitation
Uncommon Rain, Snow or Snow pellets
A stratocumulus cloud, occasionally called a cumulostratus, belongs to a genus-type of clouds characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus, and the whole being at a lower height, usually below 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).[1][2] Weak convective currents create shallow cloud layers (see also: sea of clouds) because of drier, stable air above preventing continued vertical development. Historically, in English, this type of cloud has been referred to as a twain cloud for being a combination of two types of clouds.
^World Meteorological Organization, ed. (1975). Stratocumulus, International Cloud Atlas. Vol. I. pp. 39–42. ISBN 92-63-10407-7. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
^"International cloud atlas–Definitions of clouds". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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