Genus nimbostratus: Moderate or deep vertical List of cloud types



nimbostratus (v-60) virga


abbreviation: ns (v-60)


clouds of genus nimbostratus tend bring constant precipitation , low visibility. cloud type forms above 2 kilometres (6,600 ft) altostratus cloud tends thicken lower levels during occurrence of precipitation. top of nimbostratus deck in middle level of troposphere.


species

no differentiated species (always nebulous).




varieties

no varieties (always opaque , never forms in patterns).












precipitation-based supplementary features

virga

accompanied precipitation evaporates before reaching ground.
praecipitatio

produces precipitation reaches ground.
















accessory cloud

pannus

nimbostratus lower layer of fractus species cloud forming in precipitation.
















genitus mother clouds

nimbostratus cumulogenitus
nimbostratus cumulonimbogenitus
















mutatus mother clouds

nimbostratus altostratomutatus
nimbostratus altocumulomutatus
nimbostratus stratocumulomutatus












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