CIRROCUMULUS (CC)


Meaning of CIRROCUMULUS (CC) in English

Thin white patches, sheets, or layers of cloud with no shading seen at high altitudes (greater than 6 kilometers above the ground) and composed of small elements in the form of grains or ripples, merged or separated, more or less regularly arranged. Cirrocumulus clouds are one of four genera that are hybrids of cumulus clouds. [See also cumulus.]

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .