High Clouds - Cirrus
(Ci)
High clouds are comprised largely of
ice
Cloud-base heights for high clouds:
Tropical
Region |
Middle
Latitudes |
Polar Regions |
6-18 km |
5-13 km |
3-8 km |
- Cirrus Clouds - high, thin wispy clouds up at jet
stream level in the upper troposphere
- They are almost always comprised
of ice
- associated with fair weather
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