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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 deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

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

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

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...