Cirrus castellanus cloud

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Cirrus castellanus
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AbbreviationCi cas
Symbol Clouds H1.svg
Genus Cirrus (curl)
Species castellanus (castle)
AltitudeAbove 6,000 m
(Above 20,000 ft)
Classification Family A (High-level)
AppearanceA series of dense lumps, or "towers" of cirrus, connected by a thinner base.
Precipitation No

Cirrus castellanus or cirrus castellatus [1] is a species of cirrus cloud. Its name comes from the word castellanus , which means of a fort, of a castle in Latin. [2] Like all cirrus, this species occurs at high altitudes. It appears as separate turrets rising from a lower-level cloud base. Often these cloud turrets form in lines, and they can be taller than they are wide. [3] This cloud species is usually dense in formation. [4]

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  1. "Appendix 3 - History of cloud nomenclature".
  2. Numen - The Latin Lexicon. "Definition of castellanus" . Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  3. Dunlop, Storm (2003). The weather identification handbook (1st Lyons Press ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press. p. 57. ISBN   1-58574-857-9 . Retrieved 11 September 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. Callanan, Martin. "Cirrus castellanus". International Cloud Atlas. nephology.eu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2011.