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Cumulus cloud

A cloud in the shape of individual detached domes, with a flat base and a bulging upper portion resembling cauliflower.

Current meter

An instrument for measuring the speed of flowing water. The Geological Survey uses a rotating cup meter.

Cusec

This abbreviation for cubic foot per second, common in the British Commonwealth countries (except Canada), is not used by the U.S. Geological Survey; instead, cfs is used.

Cut off low

An area of low pressure cut off from its associated jet stream.

Cycle

A regularly recurring succession of events such as the cycle of the seasons. Use of cycle to describe a group of wet years followed or preceded by a group of dry years is to be avoided.

Cyclical Unemployment

Temporary layoff of workers due to downturns in the pace of economic activity.

Cyclone

An area of low pressure around which winds blow counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Also the term used for a hurricane in the Indian Ocean and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

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