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Cirrostratus

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005026

A cloud of a class characterized by a composition of ice crystals and often by the production of halo phenomena and appearing as a whitish and usually somewhat fibrous veil, often covering the whole sky and sometimes so thin as to be hardly discernible. These clouds are of high altitude (20,000-40,000 ft or 6000 -12,000 m).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005026
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005026",
  "term": "Cirrostratus",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A cloud of a class characterized by a composition of ice crystals and often by the production of halo phenomena and appearing as a whitish and usually somewhat fibrous veil, often covering the whole sky and sometimes so thin as to be hardly discernible. These clouds are of high altitude (20,000-40,000 ft or 6000 -12,000 m).",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cirrostratus/"
}

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