Earth:Cirrocumulus stratiformis
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Short description: Type of cloud
| Cirrocumulus stratiformis | |
|---|---|
 Layer of cirrocumulus stratiformis clouds | |
| Abbreviation | Cc str |
| Symbol |  |
| Genus | Cirro- (curl) -cumulus (heaped) |
| Species | Stratiformis (layer form) |
| Altitude | Above 6,000 m (Above 20,000 ft) |
| Classification | Family A (High-level) |
| Appearance | horizontal layers[1] |
| Precipitation cloud? | Virga only |
Cirrocumulus stratiformis is a type of cirrocumulus cloud. The name cirrocumulus stratiformis is derived from Latin, meaning "stretched out".[2] Cirrocumulus stratiformis occurs as very small cirrocumulus clouds that cover a large part of the sky. This type of cloud always occurs in thin layers.[3] There can be spaces or rifts between the individual cloudlets in the layer.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Wolken-Online. "Cirrocumulus". Cloud Atlas. http://www.clouds-online.com/cloud_atlas/cirrocumulus/cirrocumulus.htm. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ Numen - The Latin Lexicon. "Definition of stratus". http://latinlexicon.org/definition.php?p1=2056156. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ Dunlop, Storm (2003). The weather identification handbook (1st Lyons Press ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 1-58574-857-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=BR2ft4G5TgQC&q=Cirrocumulus+stratiformis&pg=PA67. Retrieved 14 July 2011.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Callanan, Martin. "Cirrocumulus stratiformis". International Cloud Atlas. nephology.eu. http://nephology.eu/cirrocumulus/cirrocumulus-stratiformis. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
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