Cirrocumulus undulatus
Type of cloud
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Cirrocumulus undulatus is a variety of cirrocumulus cloud. The name cirrocumulus undulatus is derived from Latin, meaning "diversified as with waves".[1] They have a rippled appearance due to wind shear and usually cover only a small portion of the sky. They appear in bands as small patches or layers. Occasionally, they comprise two or more wave forms superposed upon one another.[2] The individual cloudlets can either be circular or elongated in the direction of the rows.[3]
AbbreviationCc un
GenusCirrus (curl)
-cumulus (heaped)
-cumulus (heaped)
Varietyundulatus (undulated)
AltitudeAbove 6,000 m
(Above 20,000 ft)
(Above 20,000 ft)
| Cirrocumulus undulatus cloud | |
|---|---|
 Cirrocumulus undulatus clouds | |
| Abbreviation | Cc un |
| Symbol |  |
| Genus | Cirrus (curl) -cumulus (heaped) |
| Variety | undulatus (undulated) |
| Altitude | Above 6,000 m (Above 20,000 ft) |
| Appearance | wavy heaps of cloudlets |
| Precipitation | Virga only |
