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Cloud Atlas ->
Cirrocumulus Cirrocumulus (Cc)
Description:
Fleecy cloud; Cloud banks of small, white flakes.
Origin:
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By convection within thin
unstable layers.
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By elevation in lee waves or
other atmospheric waves.
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By far compaction of thin
Cirrus clouds.
Possible cloud
species, subspecies and special forms:
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species |
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name |
shortcut |
meaning |
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Cirrocumulus castellanus |
Cc cas |
turrets-like |
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Cirrocumulus floccus |
Cc flo |
flaked puffy |
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Cirrocumulus stratiformis |
Cc str |
Expanded
horizontal fields or layers. |
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Cirrocumulus lenticularis |
Cc len |
Lens-shaped or
almond-shaped, often long stretched bands with
sharply minted outlines. |
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subspecies |
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name |
shortcut |
meaning |
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Cirrocumulus undulatus |
Cc un |
Wavy arranged
cloud banks. |
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Cirrocumulus lacunosus |
Cc la |
perforated (round
frayed holes) |
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special forms |
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name |
shortcut |
meaning |
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Cirrocumulus mamma |
Cc mam |
sac-like,
wart-like excrescences at the bottom side of the
cloud |
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Cirrocumulus virga |
Cc vir |
Drop strip from
ice crystals, which down-hang from the bottom
side of the Cirrocumulus. |
photos of
Cirrocumulus:
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Cirrocumulus virga |
Cirrocumulus floccus |
Cirrocumulus floccus |
Cirrocumulus undulatus |
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Cirrocumulus floccus |
Cirrocumulus virga |
Cirrocumulus virga |
Cirrocumulus undulatus |
other
Cirrocumulus clouds:
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