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What is Anvil Cloud?

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric stability level of the atmosphere. It forms in the upper parts of thunderstorms.

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Glossary

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