Cirrus uncinus is a type of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus uncinus is derived from Latin, meaning "curly hooks". Also known as mares' tails, these clouds...
2 KB (136 words) - 04:52, 10 December 2023
they can appear gray. Cirrus comes in five visually-distinct species: castellanus, fibratus, floccus, spissatus, and uncinus: Cirrus castellanus has cumuliform...
61 KB (6,079 words) - 17:10, 3 August 2024
derived from Latin, meaning "fibrous". These clouds are similar to cirrus uncinus, commonly known as "mares' tails"; however, fibratus clouds do not have...
3 KB (218 words) - 04:52, 10 December 2023
List of cloud types (section Genus cirrus)
horizon; normally associated with fibratus and uncinus species. Cirrus fibratus radiatus (V-8) Cirrus uncinus radiatus (V-9) Pattern-based variety duplicatus...
78 KB (7,489 words) - 22:53, 14 August 2024
Cirrus vertebratus is a type of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus vertebratus is derived from Latin, meaning "jointed, articulated, vertebrated". Like cirrus...
3 KB (211 words) - 04:52, 10 December 2023
Cirrus spissatus or also called Cirrus densus and Cirrus nothus clouds are the highest of the main cloud genera, and may sometimes even occur in the lower...
3 KB (291 words) - 04:52, 10 December 2023
Cirrus uncinus ice crystal plumes showing high-level wind shear, with changes in wind speed and direction...
29 KB (3,345 words) - 16:06, 10 June 2024
layers of cirrus clouds. Most of the time, occurrences of cirrus fibratus and cirrus uncinus are in the duplicatus form. Like stratus clouds, cirrus clouds...
2 KB (158 words) - 04:52, 10 December 2023
spreading of the contrail. This mechanism is similar to the formation of cirrus uncinus clouds. Contrails between 25,000 and 40,000 feet (7,600 and 12,200 m)...
44 KB (4,619 words) - 16:40, 21 August 2024
Contrail (redirect from Cirrus aviaticus)
described as homomutatus, and may resemble cirrus, cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus, and are sometimes called cirrus aviaticus. Some persistent spreading contrails...
32 KB (3,196 words) - 16:42, 21 August 2024