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Time and area coverage during the MCS lifecycle stages. Fractional Coverage is the cloud area in the particular lifecycle stage divided by the cloud area summed over all stages. For each entry, the first number is the mean and the number in parenthesis is the standard deviation.
| Lifecycle Stage | I | II | III | IV | V | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration (hours) | 3.0 (1.6) | 1.6 (1.1) | 3.0 (1.5) | 1.8 (1.2) | 2.7 (1.5) | 12.1 (4.8) |
| Fractional coverage (%) | 7 (4) | 17 (9) | 49 (14) | 19 (10) | 7 (4) | 100 (0) |
