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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 very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...