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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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.