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 * Stratocumulus Clouds**

[] This is an example of a stratocumulus cloud.

Example of a stratocumulus cloud. http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/clouds/stratocumulus.html

Example of stratocumulus. []

Height of the clouds: surface to 2,000 feet. (Stratosphere)

Weather-Lighter winds, weak intensity precipitation, the clouds have small spotted sky areas in between them and cover a lot of the sky. They are low, grey and white and not well defined. Orgin of name: from latin Stratus- flattened layer or spread out. Cumulus- mass or heap. Abbreviation- SC