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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) > CUMULONIMBUS > CUMULONIMBUS CAPILLATUS > CUMULONIMBUS INCUS

Preferred term

CUMULONIMBUS INCUS  

Definition

  • The anvil-shaped cloud that comprises the upper portion of mature cumulonimbus clouds; the popular name given to a cumulonimbus capillatus cloud, particularly if it embodies the supplementary feature incus (from the Latin for anvil). (en)

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  • 2013-02-14 09:35:09.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (CUMULONIMBUS INCUS [52f4dfb0-4583-4d82-8cb7-813ffaadd783,82209] - CUMULONIMBUS CAPILLATUS [eec3cec2-1649-4507-b91d-3a25ab2200ee,82207]);
  • 2017-03-16 10:17:36.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: The anvil-shaped cloud that comprises the upper portion of mature cumulonimbus clouds; the popular name given to a cumulonimbus capillatus cloud, particularly if it embodies the supplementary feature incus (from the Latin for anvil). language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/52f4dfb0-4583-4d82-8cb7-813ffaadd783

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