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that is distinctive because it displays multiple towers arising from its top, indicating significant vertical air movement. It is a misnomer for cumulus congestus and correspondingly can be an indicator of forthcoming showers and thunderstorms. The
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do not recognize cumulus castellanus as a distinct species, but instead classify all towering cumulus clouds as
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and selected species, supplementary features, and other airborne
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Cumulus castellanus (unofficial alternative name for Cu con))
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No differentiated sub-types; tends to resemble cirrostratus
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Flat on the bottom, though has multiple "towers" on top
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1049:(Mother cloud)+genitus (e.g. cumulogenitus (cugen)
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229:Nacreous polar stratospheric clouds (PSC)
150:Latin terminology except where indicated
453:Mutatus non-height specific (see below)
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30:Cumulus castellanus low on the horizon
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855:Stratocumulus stratiformis (Sc str)
850:Stratocumulus lenticularis (Sc len)
840:Stratocumulus castellanus (Sc cas)
396:Cirrocumulus stratiformis (Cc str)
391:Cirrocumulus lenticularis (Cc len)
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512:Altocumulus stratiformis (Ac str)
507:Altocumulus lenticularis (Ac len)
381:Cirrocumulus castellanus (Cc cas)
71:World Meteorological Organization
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617:Cumulonimbus capillatus (Cb cap)
492:Altocumulus castellanus (Ac cas)
250:polar stratospheric clouds (PSC)
796:St-only genitus cloud and other
432:Cirrostratus nebulosus (Cs neb)
75:American Meteorological Society
865:Stratocumulus volutus (Sc vol)
845:Stratocumulus floccus (Sc flo)
626:Cb-only supplementary features
427:Cirrostratus fibratus (Cs fib)
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803:Stratus silvagenitus (St sil)
661:Cumulonimbus flumen ((Cb flu)
654:Cb-only accessories and other
502:Altocumulus lacunosus (Ac la)
386:Cirrocumulus floccus (Cc flo)
1099:. You can help Knowledge by
612:Cumulonimbus calvus (Cb cal)
517:Altocumulus volutus (Ac vol)
497:Altocumulus floccus (Ac flo)
191:Noctilucent type III billows
566:Nimbostratus virga (Ns vir)
309:Cirrus castellanus (Ci cas)
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787:Stratus nebulosus (St neb)
721:Cumulus congestus (Cu con)
715:Cumulus mediocris (Cu med)
350:Cirrus vertebratus (Ci ve)
194:Noctilucent type IV whirls
644:Cumulonimbus murus ((mur)
633:Cumulonimbus cauda ((cau)
324:Cirrus spissatus (Ci spa)
188:Noctilucent type II bands
98:International Cloud Atlas
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782:Stratus fractus (St fra)
710:Cumulus humilis (Cu hum)
689:Variable vertical extent
639:Cumulonimbus incus (inc)
314:Cirrus fibratus (Ci fib)
185:Noctilucent type I veils
179:Polar mesospheric clouds
860:Stratocumulus Undulatus
345:Cirrus intortus (Ci in)
329:Cirrus uncinus (Ci unc)
319:Cirrus floccus (Ci flo)
49:Usually, but not always
1095:–related article is a
1000:Supplementary features
880:supplementary features
1043:and human-made clouds
539:Altostratus undulatus
248:Nitric acid and water
1061:Homomutatus (homut)
1057:Homogenitus (hogen)
1027:Praecipitatio (pra)
239:Lenticular nacreous
56:Cumulus castellanus
19:Cumulus castellanus
1151:Gliding technology
823:Stratocumulus (Sc)
810:(Fg) Surface level
751:Trade wind cumulus
236:Cirriform nacreous
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925:Pannus (pan)
915:Pileus (pil)
887:Arcus ((arc)
765:Stratus (St)
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686:Cumulus (Cu)
663:Beaver tail)
465:Medium-level
274:Tropospheric
144:hydrometeors
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58:(from Latin
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1156:Cloud stubs
1032:Virga (vir)
1022:Mamma (mam)
1012:Cavum (cav)
971:Opacus (op)
920:Velum (vel)
893:Tuba ((tub)
646:Wall cloud)
635:Tail cloud)
552:Multi-level
292:Cirrus (Ci)
175:Noctilucent
157:Mesospheric
61:castellanus
1140:Categories
945:Non-height
282:High-level
85:References
36:Appearance
954:Varieties
908:and other
746:Horseshoe
672:Hot tower
583:Low-level
559:Varieties
947:specific
221:15–30 km
167:80–85 km
73:and the
1146:Cumulus
929:Other-
832:Species
774:Species
705:Fractus
697:Species
604:Species
484:Species
419:Species
373:Species
301:Species
284:3–18 km
889:Shelf)
585:0–2 km
467:2–8 km
140:genera
1093:cloud
1091:This
739:Other
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137:Cloud
1097:stub
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808:Fog
148:WMO
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