Cirrocumulus stratiformis

Cirrocumulus stratiformis
Layer of cirrocumulus stratiformis clouds
Abbreviation	Cc str
Symbol
Genus	Cirro- (curl of hair) -cumulus (heaped)
Species	Stratiformis (layered)
Altitude	Above 6,000 m (Above 20,000 ft)
Classification	Family A (High-level)
Appearance	horizontal layers
Precipitation cloud?	No

Cirrocumulus stratiformis is a type of cirrocumulus cloud. The name cirrocumulus stratiformis is derived from Latin, meaning "stretched out". Cirrocumulus stratiformis occurs as very small cirrocumulus clouds that cover a large part of the sky. This type of cloud always occurs in thin layers. There can be spaces or rifts between the individual cloudlets in the layer.