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Page By: James Wilson

Created/Edited: Jul 20, 2007 / Jul 22, 2007

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Introduction

Cirrus clouds are thin, wisp like clouds that are made up of ice crystals because of their high altitude. The reason why they are so wispy is because they are being blown by strong upper level winds. Sometimes they can be so extensive that they appear to be one solid mass of clouds and be indistinguishable from one another instead of individual wisps. When this occurs it is called “Cirrostratus”. Sometimes if there is convection at high altitude another form of cirrus called “cirrocumulus” is formed. This forms a pattern of small tufts. Cirrus usually form at an altitude above 26,000 feet. If there is cirrus in the sky it may be a sign that a frontal system is approaching within the next few days

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Sunrise Over Glacier Peak

Cirrus clouds over Blustery

Cirrus clouds over Askom

Mt. Edwards

Sunrise over BC's Interior Plateau

Ribcage

Let's Get Cirrus For A Moment

Horstmann from Fishhook Creek

Brushstrokes in the sky

Cirrus Clouds over Mt. Ranier

Cirrus clouds over Askom

cirrus near Whitney Portals

Sunset and sun pillar with...

In 1998 after climbing Mt....

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MOCKBA

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images from the mountains or about the mountains is one thing. But I can't really appreciate your recent flurry of "just pretty" pictures like "flowers in my backyard". Isn't that stuff for picasaweb? Why should the simply-suburban-plants ever get posted on SP?

Posted Jul 21, 2007 1:06 am

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