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cirrocúmulo

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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

The best-known is cumulonimbus with mammatus, but the mamma feature is also seen occasionally with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, and stratocumulus. en.wikipedia.org

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

Cirrocumulus clouds never cast self-shadows and are translucent to a certain degree. 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

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

It is a fairly uncommon phenomenon, most often observed in altocumulus, cirrocumulus, lenticular clouds and cirrus clouds. en.wikipedia.org

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