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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 condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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

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

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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