Category
page 1Cirrus
cumulonimbus
genus of clouds, dense towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability
cirrus
cloud type
cirrostratus
genus of clouds
cirrocumulus
genus of clouds, high-altitude cloud
contrail
Contrails (; short for "condensation trails") or vapour trails are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust or changes in air pressure, typically at aircraft cruising altitudes several kilometres/miles above the Earth's surface. They are composed primarily of water, in the form of ice crystals. The combination of water vapor in aircraft engine exhaust and the low ambient temperatures at high altitudes cause the trails' formation.
cirrus uncinus
cloud species
cumulonimbus incus
cumulonimbus with an incus (anvil) cloud as a supplementary feature
cirrus fibratus
cloud species
cirrus spissatus
cloud species unique to the genus cirrus, of such optical thickness as to appear grayish on the side away from the sun, and to veil the sun, conceal its outline, or even hide it
cirrus intortus
variety of cloud
vertebratus
cloud variety
cirrus castellanus
cloud species
cirrus floccus
cloud species
cumulonimbus capillatus
cloud species
cirrocumulus castellanus
cloud species
cirrocumulus stratiformis
cloud species
cirrocumulus lenticularis
cloud species
cirrocumulus floccus
cloud species
cirrus radiatus
variety of cloud
cirrostratus fibratus
cloud species
cirrostratus nebulosus
cloud species