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  2. Cirrostratus cloud - Wikipedia

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    Cirrostratus / ˌ s ɪr oʊ ˈ s t r ɑː t ə s / is a high-altitude, very thin, generally uniform stratiform genus-type of cloud. It is made out of ice -crystals, which are pieces of frozen water. It is difficult to detect and it can make halos .

  3. Cirrostratus nebulosus - Wikipedia

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    Cirrostratus nebulosus is a type of high-level cirrostratus cloud. The name cirrostratus nebulosus is derived from Latin, the adjective nebulosus meaning "full of vapor, foggy, cloudy, dark". [2] Cirrostratus nebulosus is one of the two most common forms that cirrostratus often takes, with the other being cirrostratus fibratus.

  4. List of cloud types - Wikipedia

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    Cloud decks in parallel bands of latitude at and below the tropopause alternately composed of ammonia crystals and ammonium hydrosulfate. Cirriform Bands of cloud resembling cirrus located mainly in the highest of three main layers that cover Jupiter. [28] Stratiform and stratocumuliform Wave and haze clouds that are seen mostly in the middle ...

  5. Cirrostratus fibratus - Wikipedia

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    Cirrostratus fibratus or also called Cirrostratus filosus [2] is a type of cirrostratus cloud. The name cirrostratus fibratus is derived from Latin, meaning "fibrous". [3] Cirrostratus fibratus is one of the two most common forms that cirrostratus often takes, with the other being cirrostratus nebulosus. [4]

  6. Cirrus cloud - Wikipedia

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    Cirrostratus cloud. Cirrostratus clouds can appear as a milky sheen in the sky [72] or as a striated sheet. [67] They are sometimes similar to altostratus and are distinguishable from the latter because the Sun or Moon is always clearly visible through transparent cirrostratus, in contrast to altostratus which tends to be opaque or translucent ...

  7. Cloud - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. Visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals suspended in the atmosphere For other uses, see Cloud (disambiguation). Cloudscape over Borneo, taken by the International Space Station Part of a series on Weather Temperate and polar seasons Winter Spring Summer Autumn Tropical seasons ...

  8. How Democrats Are Faring In First Tests Of The Trump Backlash

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    Notes: Precinct data not yet available for Connecticut districts. Some Virginia voting districts are split, meaning that some precincts fall in two districts. The full precinct is counted here in the general election results when part of the precinct falls within the district because they are not further broken down.

  9. Cirrus radiatus - Wikipedia

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    Cirrus radiatus is a variety of cirrus cloud.The name cirrus radiatus is derived from Latin, meaning "rayed, striped". [1] This variety of cirrus clouds occurs in parallel bands that often cover the entire sky and appear to converge at a single point [2] or two opposite points on the horizon.