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| Stratus nebulosus | |
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 Stratus nebulosus | |
| Abbreviation | St neb |
| Symbol |  |
| Genus | Stratus (layered) |
| Species | Nebulosus |
| Variety |
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| Altitude | 0–2000 m (0–7,000 ft) |
| Classification | Family C (Low-level) |
| Appearance | Full of vapor, lacking detail, gray, featureless low-altitude cloud capable of ground contact. |
| Precipitation | Uncommon; drizzle, freezing drizzle, Snow, snow grains[1] |
Stratus nebulosus is a species of low-level stratus cloud. It is one of two species of stratus clouds, the other being fractus. [2] Translated from Latin meaning nebulous, their cloud abbreviations can be respectively written as ‘St neb’. For a cloud to be classified as nebulosus, there has to be zero sign of detail in the cloud.
Low-level fog is an example of stratus nebulosus. Its usual appearance is a sheet of gray sitting above the ground. Very dense fog can be classified as stratus nebulosus opacus, which translates to a stratus cloud that has no detail and is dark enough to block out sunlight. Stratus nebulosus clouds are commonly paired with cloud varieties opacus (opaque) and translucidus (see-through) and can produce precipitation (praecipitatio) on occasion.
The nebulosus cloud species is common, and more commonly found in stratus cloud formations relative to cirrostratus clouds.
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