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What is Cirrocumulus?

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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Glossary

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.