Cirrocumulus floccus is a type of cirrocumulus cloud. The name cirrocumulus floccus is derived from Latin, meaning "a lock of wool". Cirrocumulus floccus appears...

Cirrus floccus is a type of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus floccus is derived from Latin, meaning "a lock of wool". Cirrus floccus occurs as small tufts...

Altocumulus floccus (meaning tuft of wool, fluff, or nap of cloth...) "Altocumulus floccus". International Cloud Atlas. "Altocumulus floccus (Ac flo)"....

usually classified as middle rather than vertical and is coded CM8. The floccus species (Ac flo) is a tufted middle cloud which is also associated with...

series of dense lumps, or "towers", connected by a thinner base. Cirrus floccus (V-5) Elements which take on a rounded appearance on the top, with the...

more of a tufted appearance, it is given the species name Cirrocumulus floccus (Cc flo). Cirrocumulus with castellanus buildups can show some vertical...

fever. The Latin-derived equivalent is floccillation which derives from floccus, "a piece of wool or straw". The late Latin crocydismus, still used in...

Stratocumulus floccus is a species of cloud belonging to Stratocumulus cloud genus. Stratocumulus floccus is usually a sign of instability at that altitude...

Cirrus comes in five visually-distinct species: castellanus, fibratus, floccus, spissatus, and uncinus: Cirrus castellanus has cumuliform tops caused...

the blue sky. Cirrus are generally non-convective except castellanus and floccus subtypes which show limited convection. They often form along a high altitude...