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CUMULUS OCCURS IN VARIOUS SIZES AND DEGREES OF DEVELOPMENT,
CU HUMILIS WITH A VERTICAL EXTENT RANGING FROM SOME TENS TO SOME HUNDREDS OF METERS (FT)
CU MEDIOCRIS WITH A VERTICAL EXTENT FROM A FEW HUNDREDS OF METRES TO ABOUT 2 KM (FEW HUNDREDS OF FT TO ABOUT 7000 FT)
CU CONGESTUS WITH A VERTICAL EXTENT SOMETIMES EXCEEDING 5 KM (16500 FT)

 

 

Cumulus from Air
 
CUMULUS HUMILIS / Cu hum
CL = 1 • CM = 0 • CH = 0 • CE = 4
Cumulus of good weather
Bánovce - Slovakia / xxx / W
2001.05.20 / 12:41:01
1/800, F5.0, ISO 100, 39 mm, IMG99

 

 

Cumulus from Air
 
CUMULUS CONGESTUS / Cu con
CL = 2 • CM = 0 • CH = 0 • CE = 0?
Cu with moderate or great vertical extent
Prievidza - Slovakia, LZPE / FL090 / W
2004.05.31 / 13:04:00
1/800, F8.0, ISO 100, 38 mm, IMG17

 

 

Cumulus from Air
 
CUMULUS CONGESTUS / Cu con
CL = 2 • CM = 0 • CH = 0 • CE = 4
Cu with moderate or great vertical extent
Close to Šahy- Slovakia / 2000 ft AGL / SE
2004.06.22 / 12:48:59
1/500, F8.0, ISO 50, 38 mm, IMG98

 

 

Cumulus from Air
 
CUMULUS CONGESTUS / Cu con
CL = 2 • CM = 0 • CH = 2 • CE = 4?
Cu with moderate or great vertical extent
Close to Rome - Italy / FL350 / S
2004.08.16 / 17:47:22
1/1000, F8.0, ISO 50, 66 mm, IMG61

 

 

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