Clouds
- Introduction and principles of cloud classification
- Definitions of clouds
  - Useful concepts
  - Definitions of clouds
    - Genera
    - Species
    - Varieties
    - Supplementary features
      - Incus
      - Mamma
      - Virga
      - Praecipitatio
      - Arcus
      - Tuba
      - Asperitas
      - Fluctus
      - Cavum
      - Murus
      - Cauda
      - Table of supplementary features and the genera with which they most frequently occur
    - Accessory Clouds
    - Special clouds
- Descriptions of clouds
- Orographic influences on clouds
- Upper atmospheric clouds

Table of supplementary features and the genera with which they most frequently occur

(Section 2.2.2.4.12)

Table 9. Cloud supplementary features and the genera with which they most frequently occur

Genera Supplementary features	Ci	Cc	Cs	Ac	As	Ns	Sc	St	Cu	Cb
incus (inc)										●
mamma (mam)	●	●		●	●		●			●
virga (vir)		●		●	●	●	●		●	●
cavum (cav)		●		●			●
fluctus (flu)	●			●			●	●	●
asperitas (asp)				●			●
praecipitatio (pra)					●	●	●	●	●	●
arcus (arc)									●	●
murus (mur)										●
tuba (tub)									●	●
cauda (cau)										●

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Table of supplementary features and the genera with which they most frequently occur

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