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pl23_wea02325.jpg

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Plate 1-4 of 1921 cloud chart. 1. Cirrus becoming detached from thunderstormtop. 2. Dense, bunched cirrus, probably of thunderstorm origin. 3. Tuftedcirrus, similar to (2) but thinner. 4. Cirro-stratus and fibrous alto-stratussuch as originate from thunderstorm tops.

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NOAA Central Library Historical Collections

Display Date

1921

Collection

Weather Service

Keywords

Weather Wonders