Altocumulus volutus
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Distant altocumulus volutus cloud | |
Abbreviation | Ac vol |
Genus | Altocumulus |
Species | Volutus |
Altitude | 2,000-7,000 m (7,000-23,000 ft) |
Appearance | small, single, horizontal, rolling mid-level altocumulus line |
Precipitation | None |
Altocumulus volutus is a type of altocumulus cloud. This cloud type has the appearance of a single, small, horizontal, rolling line, it is relatively rare compared with its counterpart stratocumulus volutus,[1] This cloud does not attach to any other cloud. It may or may not appear with altocumulus clouds of different species. When found in a thunderstorm, it forms when cold air from a thunderstorm's downdraft makes the already present warm and moist air rise, expanding and cooling as it rises. It then condenses, although the most likely scenario is that it condenses into a shelf cloud or roll cloud, rather than an altocumulus volutus cloud.[2] When found in environments where it is not associated with a thunderstorm, it forms because of wind shear (difference of wind speed and direction between the mid-levels of the atmosphere and the surface).[3]
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Extreme-level 80–85 km |
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Very high-level 15–30 km |
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