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With the exception of rare stratospheric noctilucent clouds, cirrus forms the highest cloud layer (also cirrostratus or cirrocumulus). In the tropics (where the troposphere is thicker, that is tropopause is higher) cirrus can generally occur up to 50-60,000 feet (15-18000 metres), sometimes higher when associated with tropical cumulonimbus anvils.
Note that the possible height of cloud varies with location and airmass, so the highest cloud can occur in the tropics, the lower heights (with cirrus possible at 10,000 ft or 3500 m) in polar regions.
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What is A cloud that is considered high?
Cirrus (Ci): The ice-crystal cloud is a feathery white cloud that is the highest in the sky. It has a wispy looking tail that streaks across the sky and is called a fallstreak. - Kidzworld dot com
Is the cirrus cloud the highest cloud?
No, the highest cloud is the noctilucent cloud, which forms in the mesosphere. Cirrus clouds are high altitude clouds, but not the highest.
What are some cloud metaphors?
The cloud was a pillow in the sky.
Difference between cloud base and cloud ceiling?
Cloud base refers to the altitude above the ground at which the lowest portion of a cloud is observed. Cloud ceiling, on the other hand, is the height above the ground of the lowest cloud layer covering more than half of the sky. Cloud base is the specific altitude at which a cloud starts, while cloud ceiling is the overall height of the lowest cloud layer in the sky.
What is the least type of cloud in the sky?
Cirrus is the wispiest cloud.
Where is the short cloud?
In the sky.
What cloud is the medium cloud in the sky?
The medium-level cloud in the sky is called an altocumulus cloud. Altocumulus clouds are typically seen between 6,500 and 20,000 feet above ground level and appear as white or gray patches or layers in the sky. They are composed of water droplets and can sometimes indicate changes in the weather.
Which season is the sun the highest in the sky?
In the summer the sun is highest in the sky
Why is the sky the sky?
From an Old Norse word "sky" meaning "cloud", from Proto-Germanic skeujan, skiwēn ("cloud, cloud cover, haze"), from native heofon (heaven). Which then "sky" became the meaning of "the atmosphere above a certain plain", "the upper atmosphere as seen from the earth's surface".
Does lightning come from the earth or the sky?
the sky is part of our atmosphere which is in earth so it comes from earth
A low cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is called?
nimbostratus cloud
What is the lowest cloud in the sky?
The lowest cloud in the sky is known as stratus clouds. They typically form in a blanket-like layer and are found at low altitudes close to the ground.
