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Document Title: Towering cumulus (cumulus congestus) (DI00076)
Description: This very large and vertically developed cumulus cloud, resembling the head of a cauliflower, is known as a cumulus congestus or towering cumulus. Rain showers may result from this type of cloud, which often develops into a cumulonimbus, or thunderstorm, cloud, which can produce much more violent weather.
Creditline: copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Keywords: DI00076,clouds,cumulus,cumulus congestus,towering cumulus,cumulonimbus,thunderstorm,cloud
Filename: DI00076.tif