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What is Cirriform?

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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Glossary

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.