Cirrus_castellanus

Cirrus castellanus cloud

Cirrus castellanus cloud

Type of cloud

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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References

  1. [1]
    "Appendix 3 - History of cloud nomenclature".
  2. [2]
    Numen - The Latin Lexicon. "Definition of castellanus". Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  3. [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. [4]
    Callanan, Martin. "Cirrus castellanus". International Cloud Atlas. nephology.eu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2011.


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