Definition of Stratocumulus

1. n. Large balls or rolls of dark cloud which frequently cover the whole sky, esp. in winter, and give it at times an undulated appearance.

Definition of Stratocumulus

1. Noun. (meteorology) A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous. ¹

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Definition of Stratocumulus

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stratocumulus

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Literary usage of Stratocumulus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the U. S. Geological Survey Global Change Research Forum edited by John A. Kelmelis, Mitchell Snow (1994)
"Weber (1990) has also documented a decline in sunshine in Germany and notes that the effect is enhanced in the mountains, which implicates stratocumulus—the ..."

2. The Future of Remote Sensing from Space: Civilian Satellite Systems and by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... marine stratocumulus, significantly affect the surface heat budget and may be important in regulating climate. Because marine stratocumulus are ..."

3. Weather by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Rose/Graf, Mike Graf, Nancy Schoefl, Evan-Moor (Firm (2002)
"Sometimes these characteristics are combined, producing such cloud types as stratocumulus, altostratus, cirrocumulus, and altocumulus. ..."

4. Thirsty Cities: Urban Environments and Water Supply in Latin Americaby Danilo J. Anton by Danilo J. Anton (1993)
"... layer of stratocumulus clouds, formed when the lower layers of the atmosphere cool as they come into contact with the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean. ..."

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