Cirrus uncinus is a type of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus uncinus is derived from Latin, meaning "curly hooks". Also known as mares' tails, these clouds...

they can appear gray. Cirrus comes in five visually-distinct species: castellanus, fibratus, floccus, spissatus, and uncinus: Cirrus castellanus has cumuliform...

Cirrus spissatus or also called Cirrus densus and Cirrus nothus clouds are the highest of the main cloud genera, and may sometimes even occur in the lower...

horizon; normally associated with fibratus and uncinus species. Cirrus fibratus radiatus (V-8) Cirrus uncinus radiatus (V-9) Pattern-based variety duplicatus...

spread to be several kilometres/miles wide, eventually resembling natural cirrus or altocumulus clouds. Persistent contrails are of particular interest to...

spreading of the contrail. This mechanism is similar to the formation of cirrus uncinus clouds. Contrails between 25,000 and 40,000 feet (7,600 and 12,200 m)...

derived from Latin, meaning "fibrous". These clouds are similar to cirrus uncinus, commonly known as "mares' tails," yet different in that fibratus clouds...

Cirrus intortus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus intortus is derived from Latin, meaning "twisted, wound". The variety of intortus clouds...

Cirrus vertebratus is a type of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus vertebratus is derived from Latin, meaning "jointed, articulated, vertebrated". Like cirrus...

layers of cirrus clouds. Most of the time, occurrences of cirrus fibratus and cirrus uncinus are in the duplicatus form. Like stratus clouds, cirrus clouds...

Cirrus floccus is a type of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus floccus is derived from Latin, meaning "a lock of wool". Cirrus floccus occurs as small tufts...

Cirrus uncinus ice crystal plumes showing high-level wind shear, with changes in wind speed and direction...

Cirrus castellanus or Cirrus castellatus is a species of cirrus cloud. Its name comes from the word castellanus, which means of a fort, of a castle in...

Cirrus radiatus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus radiatus is derived from Latin, meaning "rayed, striped". This variety of cirrus clouds occurs...

Possible prototypes above), Vädersolstavlan features realistic depictions of cirrus clouds and the sky is properly rendered, going from bright blue near the...

airmass conditions. Cirrus fibratus comprise filaments that may be straight, wavy, or occasionally twisted by wind shear. The species uncinus is similar but...

Cb Capillatus cap Tops of clouds become distinctly fibrous or striated. Cirrus clouds are often in appearance Cb Castellanus cas Distinct turrets rising...