Hooked cloud - Hooked cloud

Japanese: かぎ状雲 - かぎじょううん
Hooked cloud - Hooked cloud

...Stratiform clouds can cause heavy rain or snow when strong convective clouds occur.
[Clouds belonging to species]
Hooked clouds are cirrus clouds that have a hooked or tufted comma-shaped end. A tufted cloud with a rounded, hump-shaped top is a tufted cloud.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "hook clouds" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…層状雲中に強く対流雲が起こると大雨,大雪の原因となる。
【種に属する雲】
かぎ状雲絹雲に現れ,端がかぎ状に曲がっているか,ふさ状になったコンマ形をしたもの。ふさ状の上部が丸みをもったこぶ形のものはふさ状雲である。…

※「かぎ状雲」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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