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Code 4 



M8: Altocumulus in the form of cumulus- 

 shaped tufts or altocumulus with turrets. 



Tufted altocumulus are white or gray 

 cloudlets that have no definite shadows 

 and that have very slightly domed tops. 

 The tufts resemble verj' small broken cumu- 

 lus clouds whose bases are not flat. Turreted 

 altocumulus shows somewhat greater vertical 

 development than the tufted form. The 

 turrets rise from a common flat base. 



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Code 4 



M9: Altocumulus of a chaotic sky; generally at 

 more than two difi^erent levels; dense cirrus 

 in patches is usually also present. 



These clouds are characterized by a lack of 

 regularity with respect to form and distribu- 

 tion in space, both horizontally and vertically. 



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H. O. 607 



