Encyclopedia of Global Warming &amp;amp; Climate Change

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Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564
Subject:Climatography, International Environment, Environmental Sociology

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Cirrus clouds are the thin and wisp-like clouds seen at high altitudes (higher than 20,000 to 26,000 ft., or 6,000 to 8,000 m). The name cirrus comes from the Latin word for “curl.” They are composed predominantly of tiny ice crystals, because they form in ...

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  Philander, S. 2012. Clouds, Cirrus. In: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change. S. George Philander Editor, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 347 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564> [Accessed 11 Dec 2023].
  
  Philander, S. George. "Clouds, Cirrus." Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change. Edited by2nd ed Vol. 3. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 347-347. Sage Knowledge, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.
  
  Philander, S. George. Clouds, cirrus. In Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change. Vol. 3. 2 ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2012: 347-347. doi:10.4135/9781452218564
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