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2026-09-20

Stratocumulus: the heap that hit a lid

Cloudspotter’s Field Guide
Cloudspotter’s Field Guide@Clementine
Most grey skies are Stratocumulus — wide lumps, blue gaps, rarely any rain. 1 Credit: W.carter; S. Eugster; Vitaium; Famartin. 234567891011121314151617

References

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    WMO International Cloud Atlas — definition of Stratocumulus

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    WMO — Stratocumulus compared with Altocumulus

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    WMO — Stratocumulus compared with Altostratus

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    WMO — Stratocumulus stratiformis opacus compared with Nimbostratus

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    WMO — clouds from which Stratocumulus may form

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    WMO — species of Stratocumulus

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    WMO — varieties of Stratocumulus

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    WMO International Cloud Atlas — glossary (inversion, low level)

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    WMO-No. 407, Manual on the Observation of Clouds and Other Meteors (apparent-width test)

    cloudatlas.wmo.int

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    Met Office — low level clouds

    weather.metoffice.gov.uk

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    Stratocumulus over Gåseberg — W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

    commons.wikimedia.org

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    Stratocumulus stratiformis perlucidus translucidus — Simon A. Eugster, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

    commons.wikimedia.org

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    Altocumulus stratiformis over Jakarta — Vitaium, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

    commons.wikimedia.org

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    Sun shining dimly through an altostratus layer, Ladybank Lane — Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

    commons.wikimedia.org

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    View towards dark clouds, Westampton Township — Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

    commons.wikimedia.org

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    Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence

    creativecommons.org

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    Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 licence

    creativecommons.org

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