Stratocumulus clouds-stratus clouds between about 2 and 4 miles (3.2 to 6.4 kilometers) altitude-are dark and thick. They appear in linear clumps across the sky or as sheets of clouds that can produce rain or snow
Stratocumulus cloud (DI00165)
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DI00165
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