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cirrostratus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cirrostratus cloud |
| Type of | cloud |
Examples of cirrostratus
cirrostratus
As with cirrostratus, it often is part of a cloud shield associated with a front.
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It is usually seen in thin cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, and altocumulus clouds.
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The other two types, cirrocumulus and cirrostratus, are also cirriform clouds.
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Some clouds at this level are cirrus, cirrocumulus, and cirrostratus.
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Cirrostratus typically thickens into altostratus ahead of a warm front or low-pressure area.
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It often merges gradually into cirrostratus.
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One exception is the species fibratus, which can be seen with cirrus and also with cirrostratus that is transitional to or from cirrus.
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Rings around the moon, for example, are usually caused by thin layers of cirrostratus clouds, which often precede storm fronts.
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An elevated portion of a frontal zone forces broad areas of lift, which form clouds decks such as altostratus or cirrostratus.
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- A thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude
- Cirrostratus clouds are thin, generally uniform clouds, composed of ice-crystals, capable of forming halos. They are usually located above 5.5 km. When thick enough to be seen, they are whitish, usually with no distinguishing features. ...
- Cirrus clouds with a flat sheetlike appearance.
- A cirriform cloud that develops from cirrus spreading out into a thin layer, creating a flat sheetlike appearance. It can give the sky a slightly milky or veiled look. When viewed from the surface of the earth, these ice crystals can create a halo effect around the sun or moon. ...
- Thin and generally sheet-like clouds composed of ice-crystals, thin enough to see the sun and moon faintly behind them. When covering the whole sky, they signify abundant moisture in the upper atmosphere.
- Layered high clouds that are whitish in color and usually fibrous, but sometimes smooth, in appearance. Cirrostratus often produce optical effects such as halos.
- A thin, high-level cloud composed of ice crystals, which readily produces halo phenomena. It is the first sign of an approaching warm front.
- A cloud of a class characterized by a composition of ice crystals and often by the production of halo phenomena and appearing as a whitish and usually somewhat fibrous veil, often covering the whole sky and sometimes so thin as to be hardly discernible. ...
- A high-altitude, thin, hazy cloud, usually covering the sky and often producing a halo effect.
