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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 rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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