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Cirrostratus vs Nebulosus - What's the difference?

cirrostratus | nebulosus |

In meteorology|lang=en terms the difference between cirrostratus and nebulosus

is that cirrostratus is (meteorology) a principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena, either partially or completely sometimes a banded aspect may appear, but the intervals between the bands are filled with thinner cloud veil the edge of the veil of cirrostratus may be straight and clean-cut, but more often it is irregular and fringed with cirrus some of the ice crystals that comprise the cloud are large enough to fall and thereby produce a fibrous aspect cirrostratus occasionally may be so thin and transparent as to render it almost indiscernible, especially through haze or at night at such times, the existence of a halo may be the only revealing feature, such as producing a halo around the moon abbreviated: cs while nebulosus is (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of a veil of cloud, showing no distinct details associated with cirrostratus, and stratus genera.

As nouns the difference between cirrostratus and nebulosus

is that cirrostratus is (meteorology) a principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena, either partially or completely sometimes a banded aspect may appear, but the intervals between the bands are filled with thinner cloud veil the edge of the veil of cirrostratus may be straight and clean-cut, but more often it is irregular and fringed with cirrus some of the ice crystals that comprise the cloud are large enough to fall and thereby produce a fibrous aspect cirrostratus occasionally may be so thin and transparent as to render it almost indiscernible, especially through haze or at night at such times, the existence of a halo may be the only revealing feature, such as producing a halo around the moon abbreviated: cs while nebulosus is (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of a veil of cloud, showing no distinct details associated with cirrostratus, and stratus genera.

cirrostratus

English

Noun

(cirrostrati)
  • (meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena, either partially or completely. Sometimes a banded aspect may appear, but the intervals between the bands are filled with thinner cloud veil. The edge of the veil of cirrostratus may be straight and clean-cut, but more often it is irregular and fringed with cirrus. Some of the ice crystals that comprise the cloud are large enough to fall and thereby produce a fibrous aspect. Cirrostratus occasionally may be so thin and transparent as to render it almost indiscernible, especially through haze or at night. At such times, the existence of a halo may be the only revealing feature, such as producing a halo around the moon. Abbreviated: Cs.
  • References

    Source: FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents

    nebulosus

    English

    Noun

    (nebulosi)
  • (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of a veil of cloud, showing no distinct details. Associated with cirrostratus, and stratus genera.
  • References

    Source AMS Glossary of Meteorology

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