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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) > CUMULUS > CUMULUS CONGESTUS > TOWERING CUMULUS

PREFERRED TERM

TOWERING CUMULUS  

DEFINITION

  • A vertically developed cumulus cloud, often a precursor to cumulonimbus. In aviation forecasts and reports it is coded as TCU.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-14 09:53:54.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (TOWERING CUMULUS [79668331-c50d-49da-aea6-83c94545f9e3,82225] - CUMULUS CONGESTUS [3bafe2e0-c1a7-4bee-a02e-ac66964b4d7f,82223]);
  • 2013-03-21 13:26:20.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: A vertically developed cumulus cloud, often a precursor to cumulonimbus. In aviation forecasts and reports it is coded as TCU. language code: en);

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