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Cirrus intortus cloud

Type of cloud

Summary

Type of cloud

Field	Value
name	Cirrus intortus
image location	File:Cirrus fibratus intortus über Limburg II.jpg
abbreviation	Ci in
symbol	Clouds H1.svg
genus	Cirrus (curl)
variety	intortus (contorted)
altitude_m	Above 5,000
altitude_ft	Above 16,500
level	high
appearance	tangled, interlaced
precipitation	No

Cirrus intortus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus intortus is derived from Latin, meaning "twisted, wound". The variety of intortus clouds is specific to cirrus clouds, and they appear as intersound strands of cirrus clouds with a purely random pattern. The filaments are often curved in a very irregular pattern.

Like other cirrus clouds, cirrus intortus occur at high altitudes.

References

Wolken Online. "Cirrus". Cloud Atlas.
Numen - The Latin Lexicon. "Definition of intortus".
Dunlop, Storm. (2003). "The weather identification handbook". Lyons Press.
Callanan, Martin. "Cirrus intortus". nephology.eu.
The Weather Observer. "Cirrus intortus (Ci in)".

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