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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 type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.