When cirrus clouds are in the sky, it means the weather is going to change soon.
The eighth cirrus is by itself, near the base of the largest posterior cirrus.
There was a wide ring around it, and he remembered noticing the wisps of cirrus clouds gathering overhead through the afternoon.
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The white clouds (usually sparse) were also widely regarded as being composed of tiny crystals of water ice, rather likecirrusin our atmosphere.
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Thecirruspouch is small and stout, lying immediately and entirely in front of the ventral sucker.
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No spines are present in the ductus orcirrus.
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Thecirrus-pouch is a conspicuous arcuate structure lying immediately in front of the ventral sucker.
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Thecirrus-pouch is of simple type and is situated over and in front of the right anterior quadrant of the ventral sucker.
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The vesicula seminalis, which lies alongside thecirruspouch and somewhat behind it, is a little smaller than the posterior portion of the pouch.
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This lies behind thecirrus-pouch and is considerably inflated.
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Thecirrushas a smooth surface with no visible armature.
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Thecirrussclerites first appear beneath the outer epidermal membrane as an electron-dense area which subsequently increases in breadth towards the base.
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This, in turn, would increase thecirruscloud cover, effectively creating a positive feedback circuit.
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In winter, thecirruscloud cover did not vary appreciably from day to night.
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Balloon-carried hygrometers give information on the humidity of thecirruscloud but are not accurate enough to measure the depth of the cloud.
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Some of these extraterrestrialcirrusclouds are composed of ammonia or methane ice rather than water ice.
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Once aloft, air flows away from the storm's center, producing a shield ofcirrusclouds.
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The variety of intortus clouds is specific tocirrusclouds, and they appear as interwound strands ofcirrusclouds with a purely random pattern.
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