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Stratocumulus vs Castellanus - What's the difference?

stratocumulus | castellanus |

In meteorology|lang=en terms the difference between stratocumulus and castellanus

is that stratocumulus is (meteorology) a principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous while castellanus is (meteorology) a cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

As nouns the difference between stratocumulus and castellanus

is that stratocumulus is (meteorology) a principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous while castellanus is (meteorology) a cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

stratocumulus

English

Noun

(stratocumuli)
  • (meteorology) A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.

    • castellanus

    English

    Noun

    (castellani)
  • (meteorology) a cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
    • Source AMS Glossary of Meteorology