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
Wind shear can occur in wispy cirrus clouds or even in clear air near thunderstorms, as differences in temperature and pressure create powerful currents of fast-moving air.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024
The remaining, thinner cirrus clouds would allow more long-wave radiation emanating from Earth to escape to space.
From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2023
“They seem to come and go, a bit like cirrus clouds on Earth.”
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022
There were high cumulus clouds and enough cirrus above them so that the old man knew the breeze would last all night.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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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