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Cirrostratus clouds are like sheets of cirrus, high, thin and continuous. They are responsible for halos and other beautiful
atmospheric phenomena (a "sundog" can be seen in this picture) because the thin blanket of ice crystals cause sunlight to refract (bend) and spread out into colors of the rainbow.
Cirrostratus clouds from below |
Visible satellite image |
IR satellite image |
The first satellite image is a visible image using reflected light, the second satellite image is an
IR image that measures thermal energy.
Cirrocumulus clouds are fairly rare and fun for enthusiasts to discover.
They are commonly called “popcorn” clouds because they look like thin white popped kernels floating high in the sky.
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