Nimbus cloud
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The dark clouds characteristic of storms.
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Nimbus cloud
A nimbus cloud is a cloud that produces precipitation. Usually the precipitation reaches the ground as rain, hail, snow, or sleet. Falling precipitation may evaporate as virga.
Since nimbus clouds are dense with water, they appear darker than other clouds. Additionally, nimbus clouds can be characterized by their great height.[1] Nimbus clouds are formed at low altitudes and are typically spread uniformly across the sky.[2]
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Etymology
Nimbus is a Latin word meaning cloud or rain storm. The prefix nimbo- or the suffix -nimbus indicates a precipitating cloud; for example, a nimbostratus cloud is a precipitating stratus cloud, and a cumulonimbus cloud is a precipitating cumulus cloud.
References
- ^ "All about Nimbus Clouds". Types of Clouds. http://typesofclouds.net/all-about-nimbus-clouds/. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Nimbus Clouds". Buzzle.com. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/nimbus-clouds.html. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
Further reading
- Smith, Alastair & Clarke, Philip (2001) Spotter's Guide to Weather. London: Usborne
External links
- "Cloud Types: common cloud classifications". WW2010. University of Illinois. http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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