I've noticed that people refer to altocumulus castellanus.

My 1952 edition of the 'Observers Handbook' calls it altocumulus
castellatus.

Which, please, is correct?

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23/06/2005 23:24:22
Alan White wrote in message


I've noticed that people refer to altocumulus castellanus.

My 1952 edition of the 'Observers Handbook' calls it altocumulus
castellatus.

Which, please, is correct?

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch
Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.
uk/weather/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.
uk/walks/index.html
Cloud Types for Observers Met O. 716 1982 Edition gives altocumulus
castellanus

Dave Fair Isle

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:33:44 +0100, "Dave Wheeler"
wrote:

Cloud Types for Observers Met O. 716 1982 Edition gives altocumulus
castellanus

Thanks Dave.

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Alan White
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:33:44 +0100, "Dave Wheeler"
wrote:

Cloud Types for Observers Met O. 716 1982 Edition gives altocumulus
castellanus

Thanks Dave.

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.... I prefer catellatus: have never been comfortable with the 'official'
name, as a castellated appearance to the cloud is what we are
describing. And a few years ago, Professor Scorer (in a letter in
'Weather') also weighed in with his preference for castellatus - that's
good enough for me! (BUT, officially - i.e. WMO-wise, it is
castellanus).

Martin.


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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:48:44 GMT, "Martin Rowley"
m wrote:

I prefer catellatus: have never been comfortable with the 'official'
name, as a castellated appearance to the cloud is what we are
describing.

I too prefer castellatus. It was what I was brought up on and it
sounds better!

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Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/index.html

"Alan White" wrote in message
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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:48:44 GMT, "Martin Rowley"
m wrote:

I prefer catellatus: have never been comfortable with the 'official'
name, as a castellated appearance to the cloud is what we are
describing.

I too prefer castellatus. It was what I was brought up on and it
sounds better!

--
I have to say that I have got used to 'castellanus' now. But I do
remember a fairly extended exchange on the Letters pages of
'Weather' when the official version was enforced, and I remember
thinking at the time that 'castellanus' sounds as though it ought to
refer to the keeper of a castle. (We should probably call him/her the
Estate Manager these days). Who remembers the Castellan on
Gallifrey in several Dr Who stories of the time?

My Latin is very limited so I'm not in a position to discuss the
lexical difference between 'castellanus' and 'castellatus', but I
know a man who can. Colin, over to you.

Philip Eden

"Martin Rowley" m wrote
in message ...
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... I prefer catellatus:

... castellatus of course
^
Martin.

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:20:27 GMT, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:

castellatus of course

Of course :-)

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Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/index.html