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Low Clouds


Stratocumulus clouds are part of the low cloud group.
Courtesy of Carlye Calvin/UCAR
The low cloud group consists of Stratus, Stratocumulus, and Nimbostratus clouds. Low clouds consist of water droplets. The base of a low cloud is from the ground surface to 2000m.

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