Cumulonimbus incus
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|Ground to 23,000 meters (75,000 feet)
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| m ( ft) |- |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Appearance | |- |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Precipitation Cloud? | |- |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Abbreviation | |- | align=center colspan="2" style="white-space: nowrap;"| A cumulonimbus incus is a cumulonimbus cloud which has reached the level of stratospheric stability and has formed the characteristic anvil-top shape. If the atmospheric updraft is strong enough, it can bypass the stratospheric stability and become a pileus. External links
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