Cirrus radiatus clouds with a contrail crossing through
Abbreviation
Ci ra
Symbol
Genus
Cirrus (curl)
Variety
radiatus (striped)
Altitude
Above 5,000 m (Above 16,500 ft)
Appearance
parallel bands
Precipitation
No
Cirrus radiatus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus radiatus is derived from Latin, meaning "rayed, striped".[1] This variety of cirrus clouds occurs in parallel bands that often cover the entire sky and appear to converge at a single point[2] or two opposite points on the horizon. Cirrus radiatus is often partly made up of cirrocumulus or cirrostratus.[3]
^Latin Dictionary. "Definition of: radiatus". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
^Dunlop, Storm (2003). The weather identification handbook (1st Lyons Press ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press. p. 58. ISBN 1-58574-857-9.
^Callanan, Martin. "Cirrus radiatus". International Cloud Atlas. nephology.eu. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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