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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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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