Entry: Type of middle clouds
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URI: http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservedVariableAtmosphere/553
Type of clouds of genera Altocumulus, Altostratus, or Nimbostratus. These occur between 2-4 km (polar regions), 2-7 km (temperate regions) and 2-8 km (tropics) above ground [ref: WMO, International Cloud Atlas, 2017 ed.]
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Type of clouds of genera Altocumulus, Altostratus, or Nimbostratus. These occur between 2-4 km (polar regions), 2-7 km (temperate regions) and 2-8 km (tropics) above ground [ref: WMO, International Cloud Atlas, 2017 ed.]
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Type of middle clouds
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553
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