Cirrocumulus

Clouds of the troposphere

Small white cloudlets often arranged in fine ripples, mostly made of ice.

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Cirrocumulus

Small white cloudlets often arranged in fine ripples, mostly made of ice.

High clouds

5–13 km

High clouds are mostly made of ice crystals. Cirrus forms delicate fibres, cirrocumulus makes small ripples, and cirrostratus spreads into a thin veil that can produce a halo around the Sun.

Cloud classification · WMO Troposphere