Cirrocumulus
Cirrocumulus
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Description
High level, thin sheet or layer of cloud comprising regular arrangements of smaller ripples or lumps of cloud.
Cirrocumulus cloud
Characteristics
Because of the high altitude, and therefore low temperature, cirrocumulus clouds are composed of ice crystals rather than water particles.
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