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cumulus clouds  

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  • Cumulus clouds are puffy and usually have well-defined boundaries. They form from the condensation or deposition of moisture in particles known as cloud nuclei present in the moist updrafts of convective plumes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Clouds, Cumulus]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RDCW4SK2-7

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