Cirrocumulus | |
Abbreviation | Cc |
Family | A |
Genus | Cirrocumulus |
Occurrence | Worldwide |
Altitude | >5000m, in troposphere |
Formation | Saturation of upper-level air mass combined with instability at cloud level |
Precipitation | None |
Potential Hazards | Indicates an approaching frontal system if cloud cover increases |
Cirrocumulus clouds were first described in 1802 as "small, well-defined roundish masses, in close horizontal arrangement or contact."
Subtypes[]
Clouds | |
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High Clouds (Family A): | Cirrus (Ci) • Cirrus aviaticus • Cirrus intortus • Cirrus radiatus • Cirrus uncinus • Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz • Cirrostratus (Cs) • Cirrocumulus (Cc) • Pileus • Contrail |
Middle Clouds (Family B): | Altostratus (As) • Altostratus undulatus • Altocumulus (Ac) • Altocumulus undulatus • Altocumulus mackerel sky • Altocumulus castellanus • Altocumulus lenticularis |
Low Clouds (Family C): | Stratus (St) • Orographic stratus • Fog • Nimbostratus (Ns) • Cumulus humilis (Cu) • Cumulus mediocris (Cu) • Stratocumulus (Sc) |
Vertical Clouds (Family D): | Cumulonimbus (Cb) • Cumulonimbus incus • Cumulonimbus calvus • Cumulonimbus with mammatus • Cumulus congestus • Cumulus castellanus • Pyrocumulus • Pyrocumulonimbus |