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The most common form of high-level clouds are thin and often wispy cirrus clouds. Typically found at heights greater than 20,000 feet (6,000 meters), cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets.
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Cirrus cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cirrus clouds generally refer to atmospheric clouds that are characterized by thin, wisplike strands, often accompanied by tufts, leading to their common (non-standard) name of mare's tail . Someti...
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What have you learned about clouds? ... · Cirrus clouds are made up of ice droplets and look like thin, wispy streaks or curls. They are the highest clouds in the sky and usually bring a change of weather. ... Other facts:
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It is a thick, wet blanket with a ragged base caused by the continual precipitation Cirrus Clouds ("Delicate cloud streaks") Fast Facts: Typical Altitude: 16,500-45,000 ft. Location: Worldwide Precipitation: None that reaches ground Composition: Ice crystals Formation: Fall streaks of ice crystals in upper troposphere...
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Cirrus clouds are ice clouds. They can look like delicate white feathers or streamers. They are always more than three miles up where the temperature is below freezing, even in summer. Wind currents twist and spread the ice crystals into wispy strands.
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Cirrus clouds are vital to our climate because they both reflect sunlight and lock in Earth's warmth, keeping heat from radiating away into space. ... Gathering data inside cirrus clouds is a challenging proposition because they are extremely high, forming at altitudes above 20,000 feet. With a wingspan of more than 122...
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; This picture shows cirrus clouds. Cirrus clouds are the highest clouds. They usually mean fair weather. They look white and feathery. ... Home Page ; Cumulus Clouds ; Cirrus Clouds ; Stratus Clouds ; Cloud Game ; Weather Books ; Cloud Links ; More Clouds ; Above the Clouds ;
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A westerly jet stream produces a narrow, contained band of cirrus cloud that stretches across the Red Sea from the Sudan to Saudi Arabia. This photograph has been taken from about 320 kilometers ... Weather Facts | Wind of the World | Climate of the World | Weather Lore | Weather Brains | Philip Eden ... Accessory clouds...
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Clouds usually occur within the troposphere, and some cirrus do even form at lower stratosphere levels. However, the true 'upper class' of the clouds are the rare noctilucent (left) or polar stratospheric ... Weather Facts | Wind of the World | Climate of the World | Weather Lore | Weather Brains | Philip Eden | Search...
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