© Amy Chan

Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China

Latitude: 22° 18' 18'' N

Longitude: 113° 53' 52'' E

24 August 2011 1821 (Local Time)

Image P/S code: S.10.7

Image I.D.: 6060

C_L = 9, C_M = /, C_H = /

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  Cumulonimbus with arcus and praecipitatio

  Cumulonimbus clouds are heavy, dense and of considerable vertical extent in the form of a mountain or huge towers.

  The supplementary feature arcus is the dominant feature in this picture. Arcus is a dense horizontal roll on the lower front part of the cloud and having, when extensive, the appearance of a dark, menacing arch. The leading edge may have a smooth appearance but with more or less tattered edges, and the underside is often ragged. Arcus is formed by strong downdraughts of cold air, which spread out ahead of the storm cloud.

  Also visible in this picture is the supplementary feature praecipitatio in the form of a shower.

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  © Amy Chan
  Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China
  Latitude: 22° 18' 18'' N
  Longitude: 113° 53' 52'' E
  24 August 2011 1821 (Local Time)
  
  
  C_L = 9, C_M = /, C_H = /
  Image P/S code: S.10.7
  Image I.D.: 6060
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  A trough of low pressure brought unsettled, showery weather to the coastal areas of Guangdong, China.
  © The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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  Cumulonimbus with arcus

  Cumulonimbus clouds are heavy, dense clouds of considerable vertical extent in the form of a mountain or huge towers. The underneath of the cloud is often very dark. The supplementary feature arcus is of most interest in this image. Arcus is a dense, horizontal roll on the lower front part of the cloud that, when extensive, has the appearance of a dark, menacing arch. The leading edge may have a smooth appearance, but with more or less tattered edges. In this photograph, the underneath is ragged. Arcus is formed by strong downdraughts of cold air, which spread out ahead of the storm cloud. Also visible in the distance is the supplementary feature praecipitatio in the form of a shower. There is a thick layer of Altostratus opacus cumulonimbogenitus overhead. 

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  © Petter Hjulstad
  Inderøy, Norway
  Latitude: 63° 52' 46'' N
  Longitude: 11° 13' 41'' E
  11 August 2015 1825 (Local Time)
  
  
  Camera direction: towards SW
  C_L = 9, C_M = 2, C_H = /
  Image P/S code: P.10.7
  Image I.D.: 5050