Summarised cloud table
Summarised cloud table
Supplementary MOTHER-CLOUDS and SPECIAL Features and CLOUDS SPECIES VARIETIES GENERA Accessory (most commonly occurring mother- Clouds clouds are listed in the same order as genera) (listed by frequency of observation) GENITUS MUTATUS Cirrus fibratus intortus mamma Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus uncinus radiatus fluctus Altocumulus Homo spissatus vertebratus Cumulonimbus castellanus duplicatus Homo floccus Cirrocumulus stratiformis undulatus virga _ Cirrus lenticularis lacunosus mamma Cirrostratus castellanus cavum Altocumulus floccus Homo Cirrostratus fibratus duplicatus - Cirrocumulus Cirrus nebulosus undulatus Cumulonimbus Cirrocumulus Altostratus Homo Altocumulus stratiformis translucidus virga Cumulus Cirrocumulus lenticularis perlucidus mamma Cumulonimbus Altostratus castellanus opacus cavum Nimbostratus floccus duplicatus fluctus Stratocumulus volutus undulatus asperitas radiatus lacunosus Altostratus - translucidus virga Altocumulus Cirrostratus opacus praecipitatio Cumulonimbus Nimbostratus duplicatus pannus undulatus mamma radiatus Nimbostratus - - praecipitatio Cumulus Altocumulus virga Cumulonimbus Altostratus pannus Stratocumulus
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MOTHER-CLOUDS and SPECIAL Supplementary CLOUDS Features and SPECIES VARIETIES (most commonly occurring mother- Accessory GENERA clouds are listed in the same order as Clouds genera) (listed by frequency of observation) GENITUS MUTATUS Stratocumulus stratiformis translucidus virga Altostratus Altocumulus lenticularis perlucidus mamma Nimbostratus Nimbostratus castellanus opacus praecipitatio Cumulus Stratus floccus duplicatus fluctus Cumulonimbus volutus undulatus asperitas radiatus cavum lacunosus Stratus nebulosus opacus praecipitatio Nimbostratus Stratocumulus fractus translucidus fluctus Cumulus undulatus Cumulonimbus Homo Silva Cataracta Cumulus humilis radiatus virga Altocumulus Stratocumulus mediocris praecipitatio Stratocumulus Stratus congestus pileus Flamma fractus velum Homo arcus Cataracta pannus fluctus tuba Cumulonimbus calvus - praecipitatio Altocumulus Cumulus capillatus virga Altostratus pannus Nimbostratus incus Stratocumulus mamma Cumulus pileus Flamma velum Homo arcus murus cauda flumen tuba
GENERA SPECIES Designation Abbreviations Symbols Designation Abbreviation Cirrus Ci fibratus fib Cirrocumulus Cc uncinus unc Cirrostratus Cs spissatus spi
castellanus cas
floccus flo Altocumulus Ac stratiformis str Altostratus As nebulosus neb Nimbostratus Ns lenticularis len
fractus fra
humilis hum Stratocumulus Sc mediocris med Stratus St congestus con Cumulus Cu volutus vol
Cumulonimbus Cb calvus cal capillatus cap
SUPPLEMENTARY FEATURES and ACCESSORY VARIETIES CLOUDS Designation Abbreviation Designation Abbreviation intortus in incus inc vertebratus ve mamma mam undulatus un virga vir radiatus ra cavum cav lacunosus la fluctus flu duplicatus du asperitas asp translucidus tr praecipitatio pra perlucidus pe arcus arc opacus op murus mur tuba tub pileus pil velum vel pannus pan cauda cau flumen flm
MOTHER-CLOUDS and SPECIAL CLOUDS GENITUS MUTATUS
Designation Abbreviation Designation Abbreviation cirrocumulogenitus ccgen cirromutatus cimut altocumulogenitus acgen cirrocumulomutatus ccmut altostratogenitus asgen cirrostratomutatus csmut nimbostratogenitus nsgen altocumulomutatus acmut stratocumulogenitus scgen altostratomutatus asmut cumulogenitus cugen nimbostratomutatus nsmut cumulonimbogenitus cbgen stratocumulomutatus scmut flammagenitus flgen stratomutatus stmut homogenitus hogen cumulomutatus cumut silvagenitus sigen homomutatus homut cataractagenitus cagen