Cirrus intortus | |
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Abbreviation | Ci in |
Symbol | |
Genus | Cirrus (curl) |
Variety | intortus (contorted) |
Altitude | Above 5,000 m (Above 16,500 ft) |
Classification | Family A (High-level) |
Appearance | tangled, interlaced [1] |
Precipitation | No |
Cirrus intortus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus intortus is derived from Latin, meaning "twisted, wound". [2] The variety of intortus clouds is specific to cirrus clouds, and they appear as interwound strands of cirrus clouds with a purely random pattern. [3] The filaments are often curved in a very irregular pattern. [4]
Like other cirrus clouds, cirrus intortus occur at high altitudes. [5]
Cirrus intortus | |
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Abbreviation | Ci in |
Symbol | |
Genus | Cirrus (curl) |
Variety | intortus (contorted) |
Altitude | Above 5,000 m (Above 16,500 ft) |
Classification | Family A (High-level) |
Appearance | tangled, interlaced [1] |
Precipitation | No |
Cirrus intortus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus intortus is derived from Latin, meaning "twisted, wound". [2] The variety of intortus clouds is specific to cirrus clouds, and they appear as interwound strands of cirrus clouds with a purely random pattern. [3] The filaments are often curved in a very irregular pattern. [4]
Like other cirrus clouds, cirrus intortus occur at high altitudes. [5]