Parameter: CBase_1

Dataset: 
Winds from Joubin and Wauwerman Islands
Parameter: 
weather
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 weather
Short Description:
 weather
Official Name:
 weather
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Text description of weather conditions

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
CBase_1
Supplied Units: 
feet
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Cloudbase, lower level. Mesotech ceilometer, CBME80. This device measures cloud height using LIDAR. A pulsedlight beam is directed vertically and the return signal is detected. Depending on the nature of that return, distinct cloud layers may be detected: lower, middle and upper. If there is no distinct return (due to fog, for instance), vertical visibility is reported.