Earth:Cirrus castellanus cloud
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Short description: Type of cloud
| Cirrus castellanus | |
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| Abbreviation | Ci cas |
| Symbol |  |
| Genus | Cirrus (curl) |
| Species | castellanus (castle) |
| Altitude | Above 6,000 m (Above 20,000 ft) |
| Classification | Family A (High-level) |
| Appearance | A series of dense lumps, or "towers" of cirrus, connected by a thinner base. |
| Precipitation cloud? | 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]
See also
References
- ↑ "Appendix 3 - History of cloud nomenclature". https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/en/appendix-3-history-of-cloud-nomenclature.html#cirrus.
- ↑ Numen - The Latin Lexicon. "Definition of castellanus". http://latinlexicon.org/definition.php?p1=1002184. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ Dunlop, Storm (2003). The weather identification handbook (1st Lyons Press ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press. pp. 57. ISBN 1-58574-857-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=BR2ft4G5TgQC&q=cirrus+castellanus&pg=PA56. Retrieved 11 September 2011.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Callanan, Martin. "Cirrus castellanus". International Cloud Atlas. nephology.eu. http://nephology.eu/cirrus/cirrus-castellanus. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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