Cirrocumulus stratiformis

{{Short description|Type of cloud}}

{{Infobox Cloud

|name=Cirrocumulus stratiformis

|image location=Cirrocumulus to Altocumulus.JPG

|image name=Layer of cirrocumulus stratiformis clouds

|abbreviation=Cc str

|symbol=Clouds CH 9.svg

|genus=Cirro- (curl)
-cumulus (heaped)

|species=Stratiformis (layer form)

|variety=

|altitude_m=Above 6,000

|altitude_ft=Above 20,000

| level = high

|appearance=horizontal layers{{cite web |title=Cirrocumulus |url=http://www.clouds-online.com/cloud_atlas/cirrocumulus/cirrocumulus.htm |work=Cloud Atlas |accessdate=14 July 2011 |author=Wolken-Online}}

|precipitation=Virga only}}

Cirrocumulus stratiformis is a type of cirrocumulus cloud. The name cirrocumulus stratiformis is derived from Latin, meaning "stretched out".{{cite web |title=Definition of stratus |url=http://latinlexicon.org/definition.php?p1=2056156 |accessdate=14 July 2011 |author=Numen - The Latin Lexicon}} 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.{{cite book |last=Dunlop |first=Storm |title=The weather identification handbook |year=2003 |publisher=Lyons Press |location=Guilford, Conn. |isbn=1-58574-857-9 |pages=66–67 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BR2ft4G5TgQC&q=Cirrocumulus+stratiformis&pg=PA67 |edition=1st Lyons Press |accessdate=14 July 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} There can be spaces or rifts between the individual cloudlets in the layer.{{cite web |last=Callanan |first=Martin |title=Cirrocumulus stratiformis |url=http://nephology.eu/cirrocumulus/cirrocumulus-stratiformis |work=International Cloud Atlas |publisher=nephology.eu |accessdate=14 July 2011 |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230003827/http://nephology.eu/cirrocumulus/cirrocumulus-stratiformis |url-status=dead }}