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Cirrocumulus

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Cirrocumulus (Cc)

Description

High level, thin sheet or layer of cloud comprised of regular arrangements of smaller ripples or lumps of cloud

Characteristics

Because of the high altitude, and therefore low temperature, cirrocumulous clouds are composed of ice crystals rather than water particles.

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