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               3.     Cloud Type Subclassifications

                       a.  Nimbo-Nimbus. The prefix "nimbo-,' " or suffix "-nimbus," means  rain cloud. Stratus
                            clouds from which rain is falling are nimbostratus (Ns),  cumulus clouds from
                            whichrain is falling are cumulonimbus (Cb).

                       b.  Fractus .   Clouds that are broken into small pleces are often  identified by the  suffix
                            "-fractus;" for example,  cumulofractus.
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