Translations for cirrostratus in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

cirrostratus <pl cirrostrati> [Brit ˌsɪrəʊˈstrɑːtəs, ˌsɪrəʊˈstreɪtəs, Am ˌsɪroʊˈstrædəs, ˌsɪroʊˈstreɪdəs] N

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Stratiform and stratocumuliform clouds in the topmost region of the troposphere have the prefix "cirro-" added to their names yielding the genera cirrostratus and cirrocumulus. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike other high cirrus and cirrostratus, cirrocumulus includes a small amount of liquid water droplets, although these are in a supercooled state. en.wikipedia.org

Cirrus radiatus is often partly made up of cirrocumulus or cirrostratus. en.wikipedia.org

The resulting cloud forms may resemble cirrus, cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus, and are sometimes called cirrus aviaticus. en.wikipedia.org

At night, high thin cirrostratus clouds can lead to halos around the moon, which indicates an approach of a warm front and its associated rain. en.wikipedia.org

Cirrostratus at its most characteristic tends to be mostly of the stratiform species "nebulosus", which creates a rather diffuse appearance lacking in structural detail. en.wikipedia.org

However, contrails formed from the exhaust of high-flying aircraft can persist and spread into formations resembling cirrus, cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus. en.wikipedia.org

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