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cirrus cloud

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Noun1.cirrus cloudcirrus cloud - a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
cirrus
cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
mare's tail - a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud
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Because the air temperature there is below freezing, cirrus clouds are made up of ice crystals instead of liquid water droplets.
Skylight by Thompson, Andrea / Science World
The new data could be used to improve models of cirrus cloud formation, the researchers say.
Atmospheric scientists dissect cirrus clouds by Ramsayer, K. / Science News
Although contrails look harmless, they may actually affect the climate as they spread into high, thin cirrus clouds after they were formed.
Do jet contrails cause climate change? (Ask E) by Hall, Phoebe / E
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