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cirrocumulus
Definição1
Thin, white patch, sheet or layer of cloud without shading, composed of very small elements in the form of grains, ripples, etc., merged or separated, and more or less regularly arranged; most of the elements have an apparent width of less than one degree.
Fonte1
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: 08 jun. 2021.
Fonte2
ESTADOS UNIDOS. Federal Aviation Administration. Advisory circular: aviation weather. [Washington, DC]: FAA, 23 aug. 2016. (AC n. 00-6B).
Contexto
Cirrocumulus is not very common. It is composed of very small elements, which never show shading.
Subárea
Aeronautical Meteorology
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