Ciri-Ciri Cirosstratus Clouds: So The Early Marker Of Rainfall

Illustration of cirrostratus clouds (Pixabay/Jingoba)

YOGYAKARTA The characteristics of the cirrostratus cloud need to be known, because this type of cloud is often a sign of weather change.

Circrostratus clouds are a high cloud type in the troposphere layer that looks like a thin blanket that is widespread in the sky.

This cloud type is at the same height as cirrus clouds and cirrocumulus. Cirrostratus is known as the cause of the formation of halos in the sun or moon because it is composed of ice crystals.

Quoted from the What's this cloud page, the word Cirosstratus comes from Latin, namely cirrus which means lumps and strates' which means layers. Thus, Cirosstrates can be interpreted as multilayered clumps.

Cirosstratus is a type of cloud that is at an altitude of 6 to 13 km (about 20,000 to 40,000 feet) above sea level

Adapting the Weather Online page, the cirrostratus looks like very thin Outh-colored fine sheets. Cirrostrates can waste sunlight in such a way, produce rainbow-like (sundogs) and form a halo (ring) phenomenon.

However, this type of cloud is very thin, so it only looks like fog, especially at night. The presence of cirrostrate clouds can be an early sign of rain or stable snow

Like most layered clouds, the cirrostratus is relatively simple and not striking. Even so, this type of cloud has a special feature, namely:

The presence of cirrostrate clouds can be an early sign of rain or stable snow.

The Cirrostratus cloud has several shape variations, among which are as follows:

Cirrostratus fibratus is a type of thin cloud that looks layered or smooth fibered like strands of hair. This cloud is formed due to strong winds and its appearance resembles a cirrus cloud. This type is among the most common in the sky.

This type of cloud also looks quite often like a fibratus Cirrostratus, but it looks much thinner and does not show a pattern of white stripes. The nebulosus cirrrostratus looks like a soft fog enveloping the sky. This cloud often makes the sun light and produces a halo phenomenon.

Cirrostratus undulatus has a distinctive feature in the form of a wavy pattern that resembles soft ripples in the air. Its shape is like a wave of water that unfolds in the sky, giving a layered and rhythmic impression.

This type forms from more than one layer of cirrostratus clouds. Because the structure is thicker than other types, the duticous Circrostratus spreads more light from the Sun so that the sky looks fainter when this cloud appears.

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