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altocumulus
- Definição1
- Small light cumulus clouds which form as a layer at moderate altitude, usually meaning fair weather.
- Fonte1
- CROCKER, David. Dictionary of aviation. 2nd ed. London: A&C, 2005.
- Definição2
- White or grey, or both white and grey, patch, sheet or layer of cloud, generally with shading, composed of laminae, rounded masses, rolls, etc., which are sometimes partly fibrous or diffuse and which mayor may not be merged; most of the regularly arranged small elements usually have an apparent width of between one and five degrees.
- Fonte2
- WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. International meteorological vocabulary. 2nd ed. Geneva, 1992. (WMO, n.182). Disponível em: < https://library.wmo.int/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=220#.XeauGOhKiUk >. Acesso em: 18 fev. 2020.
- Fonte3
- WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. Manual on codes: international codes. Volume I.2: annex II to the WMO technical regulations. Parte B: binary codes. Parte C: common features to binary and alphanumeric codes. Geneva, 2015. (WMO, n.306).
- Nota Adicional1
- Acronym in English: AC.
- Contexto
- Altocumulus translucidus in bands, or one or more layers of Altocumulus translucidus or opacus, progressively invading the sky; these Altocumulus clouds generally thicken as a whole.
- Subárea
- Aeronautical Meteorology
- Français
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- Imagem
Partially illuminated Ac with shadows.
Source: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altocumulus#/media/File:Partially_illuminated_Ac_with_shadows.JPG
