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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > TROPOSPHERIC/HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) > CIRRUS/SYSTEMS

Preferred term

CIRRUS/SYSTEMS  

Definition

  • A principal cloud type, forming in the high levels of the troposphere, composed of ice crystals which appear from the ground as white tufts or filaments. In aviation forecasts and reports it is coded as CI. (en)

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  • 2013-02-12 11:35:03.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (CIRRUS/SYSTEMS [8ce319a5-9b49-49e3-8981-3ce512c7efb0,82147] - TROPOSPHERIC/HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) [705cd3a0-ea07-40c8-bfa1-9c26f22d13ba,82123]);
  • 2013-02-12 11:45:21.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CIRRUS/SYSTEMS [8ce319a5-9b49-49e3-8981-3ce512c7efb0,82147] - CIRRUS KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ COLOMBIAH [d6ba91a1-a5f4-47e3-9485-89348235acb9,82149]);
  • 2013-02-12 11:46:43.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CIRRUS/SYSTEMS [8ce319a5-9b49-49e3-8981-3ce512c7efb0,82147] - CIRRUS CLOUD SYSTEMS [e4f5faaa-36d9-4529-b667-7d4e39d3c67b,82151]);
  • 2013-03-20 15:53:10.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: A principal cloud type, forming in the high levels of the troposphere, composed of ice crystals which appear from the ground as white tufts or filaments. In aviation forecasts and reports it is coded as CI. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/8ce319a5-9b49-49e3-8981-3ce512c7efb0

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