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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

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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