Earth:Cirrus intortus cloud
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Short description: Type of cloud
| Cirrus intortus | |
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| Abbreviation | Ci in |
| Symbol |  |
| Genus | Cirrus (curl) |
| Variety | intortus (contorted) |
| Altitude | Above 5,000 m (Above 16,500 ft) |
| Classification | Family A (High-level) |
| Appearance | tangled, interlaced[1] |
| Precipitation cloud? | No |
Cirrus intortus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus intortus is derived from Latin, meaning "twisted, wound".[2] The variety of intortus clouds is specific to cirrus clouds, and they appear as interwound strands of cirrus clouds with a purely random pattern.[3] The filaments are often curved in a very irregular pattern.[4]
Like other cirrus clouds, cirrus intortus occur at high altitudes.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Wolken Online. "Cirrus". Cloud Atlas. http://www.clouds-online.com/cloud_atlas/cirrus/cirrus.htm. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ↑ Numen - The Latin Lexicon. "Definition of intortus". http://latinlexicon.org/definition.php?p1=2030263. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ↑ Dunlop, Storm (2003). The weather identification handbook (1st Lyons Press ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press. p. 58. ISBN 1-58574-857-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=KoZMvgAACAAJ.
- ↑ Callanan, Martin. "Cirrus intortus". International Cloud Atlas. nephology.eu. http://nephology.eu/cirrus/cirrus-intortus. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ↑ The Weather Observer. "Cirrus intortus (Ci in)". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327014354/http://www.theweatherobserver.com/?p=71. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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