stratocumulus

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The flat sheets of stratocumulus cloud that spread out over the ocean naturally reflect a portion of solar energy out to space.

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  • We could make out Scafell Pike - England's highest mountain, lest we forget - but the Old Man of Coniston, Great Gable and faraway Morecombe Bay were lost in the mysteries of stratocumulus. —  The Guardian World News
  • The present equation gives good agreement with all the experimental data. airs clear cloud cloud-resolving cumulus drizzle file-import-08-10-31 giant model modis parameterization radar rain rico sea-salt sky stratocumulus trade warm CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Nevertheless, CloudSat is shown to be a viable platform for obtaining quality satellite-based precipitation frequency measurements. airs clear cloud cloud-resolving cumulus drizzle file-import-08-10-31 giant model modis parameterization radar rain rico sea-salt sky stratocumulus trade warm CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The new droplets form low marine stratocumulus clouds, which cover about a quarter of the world's ocean. —  Gyre.org - Tracking the Next Military and Technological Revolutions
  • The flat sheets of stratocumulus cloud that spread out over the ocean naturally reflect a portion of solar energy out to space. —  New Scientist - Earth
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