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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 deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

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

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...