cloud height"1. In weather observations, the height of the cloud base above local terrain. Compare ceiling. 2. (Rare.) The height of the cloud top above local terrain or above mean sea level. 3.
CLOUD HEIGHT: The height of the cloud base above the local terrain.
COMPASS POINTS: The cardinal points of the compass: N, NNE, NE, etc.
CONFORMAL COATING: A protective coating applied to circuits usually by spray deposition.
Cloud Height- the altitude of the cloud base above the local terrain or the difference in height between the cloud top and the cloud base; (sometimes called "thickness" or "depth" of the cloud) ...
Cloud Height The height of the base of a cloud or cloud layer above the surface of the earth.
Cloud Layer An array of clouds whose bases are at approximately the same level.
Ceiling light A type of cloud height indicator which uses a searchlight to project vertically a narrow beam of light onto the cloud base.
Used in conjunction with a ceiling light, it determines cloud height at night, based on the angle of a projected light on the clouds, the observer, and the ceiling light. CLOSED LOW A low pressure system that is completely encircled by an isobar.
Ceiling Light: An instrument for measueing cloud heights usually located at the end of an airport runway. 6. Ceilometer: An instrument for measueing cloud heights usually located at the end of an airport runway. 7.
Three feedback mechanisms which affect global temperature change include cloud height and amount, snow and ice distribution, and atmospheric water vapor levels.
The thermal or infrared images recorded by sensors called scanning radiometres enable a trained analyst to determine cloud heights and types, to calculate land and surface water temperatures, and to locate ocean surface features.
Ceilometer An instrument that automatically records cloud height.
Centrifugal force A force directed outward, away from the center of a rotating object; equal in magnitude to the centripetal force but in the opposite direction.
ceilometer: an instrument used to measure cloud height.
Celsius: term used to describe temperature based on the boiling point (100°) and the freezing point (0°) of pure water at sea level.
Synoptic weather observation A surface weather observation, made at periodic times (usually at 3-hourly and 6-hourly intervals specified by the World Meteorological Organization), of sky cover, state of the sky, cloud height, ...
CLINOMETER An instrument used to measure angles of inclination. Used in conjunction with a ceiling light, it determines cloud height at night, based on the angle of a projected light on the clouds, the observer, and the ceiling light.
clinometer—An instrument used in weather observing for measuring angles of inclination; it is used in conjunction with a ceiling light to determine cloud height at night.
greenhouse effect, changes in incoming solar radiation, altered patterns of ocean circulations, and changes in continental position, topography and/or vegetation. Three feedback mechanisms which affect global temperature change include cloud height ...
The bending of the radar beam in the vertical which is less than under standard refractive conditions. This causes the beam to be higher than indicated, and lead to the underestimation of cloud heights.
Subsidence ...
Cloud base will be difficult, and I won't go into detail on estimation of cloud bases.The Observers Handbook (see 5A.6) is your best guide. At present, the foot is still the 'standard' for cloud height observations, ...
The angular elevation of this spot of light is measured by a clinometer (portable instrument) or alidade (fixed instrument) some distance away from the projector light but on the same horizontal plane. The cloud height Z, ...
Intermediate volumes form the shades of the grayscale (up to 256 shades) needed to complete the image. This is an analog type of data transmission, and enables the assessment of such features as heat, light, temperature, and cloud heights.
This causes the beam to be higher than indicated, and lead to the underestimation of cloud heights. Subsidence1. A descending motion of air in the atmosphere occurring over a rather broad area.
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 See also: Cloud, Weather, Surface, Atmosphere, Temperature
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