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What is Cirrostratus?

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky white, fibrous or vein-like.

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Glossary

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A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...