High altitude clouds of Cirrus are formed by ice particles, in the frigid upper atmosphere. Winds at such heights cause the particles to form wisps

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High altitude clouds of Cirrus are formed by ice particles, in the frigid upper atmosphere. Winds at such heights cause the particles to form wispy ephemeral 'locks of hair'

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