cirrus
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The most likely explanation is the presence of thick but uneven water ice clouds, similar to cirrus clouds high in Earth's atmosphere -- an unexpected complication.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
The remaining, thinner cirrus clouds would allow more long-wave radiation emanating from Earth to escape to space.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2023
Brilliant red, orange and scarlet sunsets often take place in the presence of higher cirrus or altocumulus clouds instead of low-level clouds such as stratus or stratocumulus.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023
The wind-shear phenomenon can occur in wispy cirrus clouds or even clear air near thunderstorms, as differences in temperature and pressure create powerful currents of fast-moving air.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
"Now, get along with you," she said softly, and looked at him, half regretfully, with eyes as violet as the cirrus clouds, high in the dawn sky.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Of two specimens in another and older set in the British Museum, from an unknown locality, both had shields on the segments of the cirri, but only one had the large plate on the prosoma.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Spines on the upper segments of the posterior cirri, arranged in three or four approximate longitudinal rows, making small brushes.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Finally, I may remark that the whole of the body and the cirri are capable of many diversified movements.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Margarita, five to seven pairs of epipodial cirri with a pigment spot at base of each.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
On Tuesday this gentleman reports his detection of some "cirri," and he kindly writes to the Times to give the world the benefit of the discovery.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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