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Cirrus

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005027

High-level clouds (16,000 feet or higher), composed of ice crystals and appearing in the form of white, delicate filaments or white or mostly white patches or narrow bands. Cirrus clouds typically have a fibrous or hair like appearance, and often are semi-transparent. Thunderstorm anvils are a form of cirrus cloud, but most cirrus clouds are not associated with thunderstorms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005027
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005027",
  "term": "Cirrus",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "High-level clouds (16,000 feet or higher), composed of ice crystals and appearing in the form of white, delicate filaments or white or mostly white patches or narrow bands. Cirrus clouds typically have a fibrous or hair like appearance, and often are semi-transparent. Thunderstorm anvils are a form of cirrus cloud, but most cirrus clouds are not associated with thunderstorms.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cirrus/"
}

Record 5,027 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.