Cirrocumulus undulatus

Cirrocumulus undulatus
Cirrocumulus undulatus cloud
Cirrocumulus undulatus clouds
Cirrocumulus undulatus clouds
Abbreviation Cc un
Symbol CH 9.png
Genus Cirrus (curl of hair)
-cumulus (heaped)
Variety undulatus (wavy)
Altitude Above 6,000 m
(Above 20,000 ft)
Classification Family A (High-level)
Appearance wavy heaps of cloudlets</ref>
Precipitation cloud? No
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Cirrocumulus undulatus is a variety of cirrocumulus cloud. The name cirrocumulus undulatus is derived from Latin, meaning "1.diversified as with waves".[1] They have a rippled appearance due to wind shear and usually cover only a small portion of the sky. They appear in bands as small patches or layers. Occasionally, they comprise two or more wave forms superposed upon one another.[2] The individual cloudlets can either be circular, or elongated in the direction of the rows.[3]

See also

List of cloud types

References

  1. ^ Numen - The Latin Lexicon. "Definition of undulatus". http://latinlexicon.org/definition.php?p1=2061622. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Gavin Pretor-Pinney (2007). The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds. Perigee Books. p. 204. ISBN 0399533451. 
  3. ^ Dunlop, Storm (2003). The weather identification handbook (1st Lyons Press ed. ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press. pp. 67. ISBN 1585748579. http://books.google.com/books?id=BR2ft4G5TgQC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA67#v=snippet&q=cirrocumulus%20undulatus&f=false. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 

External links

International Cloud Atlas - Cirrocumulus undulatus


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