Genus Cirrus (curl of hair) Indicates precipitation No Abbreviation Ci cas | Precipitation cloud? No Classification Family A (high-level) Minimum altitude (feet) 20,000 | |
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Species castellanus (castle-shaped) Appearance A series of dense lumps, or "towers" of cirrus, connected by a thinner base | ||
Cirrus castellanus is a species of cirrus cloud. Its name comes from the word castellanus, which means of a fort, of a castle in Latin. 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. This cloud species is usually dense in formation.
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