cumulonimbus cloud

in atmospheric chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01441
Heavy masses of dense cloud whose cumuliform summits rise in the forms of towers, the upper parts having a fibrous texture and often spreading out into the shape of an anvil; these clouds generally produce showers of rain and sometimes of snow, hail or soft hail, and often develop into thunderstorms; up to 12 000 m; summits may be as cold as 50 C; strong convective motions with vertical velocities of 3 to greater than 30 m s1.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2180 [Terms] [Paper]