Cs compared with Cc

(Section 2.3.3.6.2)

Cirrostratus is distinguished from Cirrocumulus by:

Absence of very fine elements in the form of grains
Possibility of being partly shaded
No irisation
Halo phenomena
No mamma
No virga

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Cs compared with Cc

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