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
Sun halos are optical illusions created when ice crystals form in the correct shape in the upper atmosphere, usually accompanying thin, wispy cirrus clouds.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Those harmless-looking vapor trails sometimes spread out to form thin cirrus clouds.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023
The remaining, thinner cirrus clouds would allow more long-wave radiation emanating from Earth to escape to space.
From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2023
It was still clear, but a thin, wispy scum of cirrus had spread across the upper atmosphere, and a dark line of squalls was visible just above the southwestern horizon.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing cirrus
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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Earth Science - Middle School
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