Rollenbeck, R. (2014): <b>Cloud cover and ceiling.</b> <i>Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=1282) from DFG-FOR816dw.</i>
Resource Description
Title:
Cloud cover and ceiling
Short Name:
cloud cover
FOR816dw ID:
1282
Publication Date:
2014-10-20
Last Update Date:
2014-10-23
License and Usage Rights:
PAK 823-825 data user agreement. (www.tropicalmountainforest.org/dataagreementp3.do)
Temporal Coverage:
Begin:
2007-07-11
End:
2014-06-01
Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description:
catchment of Rio San Francisco (lowest point: Sabanilla)
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Max:
3260.0
(
meter
)
min longitude:
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max longitude:
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Elevation
min latitude:
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Min:
1720.0
(
meter
)
Dataset creator(s):
Individual:
Ruetger Rollenbeck
Contact:
email:
rollenbe <at> staff.uni-marburg.de
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing
Faculty of Geography
Philipps University of Marburg
Deutschhausstr. 10
35032 Marburg
Germany
Associated Person(s):
Individual:
Brenner Silva
Abstract:
Automatic observation of cloud cover by the infrared scanning Nubiscope instrument mounted on the rooftop of the ECSF station building. The geographic coverage is given by the visible sky from the installation point and roughly matches the San Francisco river catchment basin.<br/>
For technical details and capabilities of the instrument please refer to nubiscope.eu and www.knmi.nl/~wauben/Sensor/TECO2010_1(8)_Waubenetal.pdf
Additional Infos:
Values are uncalibrated. Several data gaps and potential errors are present.
Keywords:
| clouds | climate | San Francisco | light environment |
Associated entities to this dataset:
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1
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Table Name:
Cloud cover and ceiling
Tech. Details ...
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:
1282_Cloudcoverandceiling_complete.csv
Size (byte):
2431938
Text Format:
numHeaderLines:
1
attributeOrientation:
column
fieldDelimiter:
,
Number of Records:
120816
Attribute(s) ...
Attribute Name -- Attribute Label
Unit
Attribute definition
datetime
--
Date and Time
not mapped
The date and time
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
--- Step
1
---
Title
:
Date time (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss)
Description
:
Date time (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss)
TotalCloudCover
--
Fraction of sky covered by clouds
Percent
Automatic detection of cloud cover with Nubiscope instrument.
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
--- Step
1
---
Title
:
InfraredCloudscan
Description
:
scanning of infrared temperatures of the sky to derive cloud cover from empirical temperature / altitude relations
Instrumentation:
Instrument:
Description: Thermal infrared sensor mounted on scanning plattform to register sky temperatures in 5° degree steps vertical (from horizon to zenith) and 5° steps of azimuth (starting at North) each 10 minutes
|
Instrument: Nubiscope
|
Vendor: IMK Möller & Sattler / Heitronics
|
MainCloudBase
--
Main cloud base cover
Percent
fraction of sky covered by main cloud base
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
--- Step
1
---
Title
:
InfraredCloudscan
Description
:
scanning of infrared temperatures of the sky to derive cloud cover from empirical temperature / altitude relations
Instrumentation:
Instrument:
Description: Thermal infrared sensor mounted on scanning plattform to register sky temperatures in 5° degree steps vertical (from horizon to zenith) and 5° steps of azimuth (starting at North) each 10 minutes
|
Instrument: Nubiscope
|
Vendor: IMK Möller & Sattler / Heitronics
|
MainCloudCeiling
--
Ceiling of main cloud base
Meter
altitude of main cloud base above instrument location
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
--- Step
1
---
Title
:
InfraredCloudscan
Description
:
scanning of infrared temperatures of the sky to derive cloud cover from empirical temperature / altitude relations
Instrumentation:
Instrument:
Description: Thermal infrared sensor mounted on scanning plattform to register sky temperatures in 5° degree steps vertical (from horizon to zenith) and 5° steps of azimuth (starting at North) each 10 minutes
|
Instrument: Nubiscope
|
Vendor: IMK Möller & Sattler / Heitronics
|
LowLevelCloudCover
--
cover of clouds below 2300 m
Percent
Fraction of sky covered by clouds below 2300 m above instrument location
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
--- Step
1
---
Title
:
InfraredCloudscan
Description
:
scanning of infrared temperatures of the sky to derive cloud cover from empirical temperature / altitude relations
Instrumentation:
Instrument:
Description: Thermal infrared sensor mounted on scanning plattform to register sky temperatures in 5° degree steps vertical (from horizon to zenith) and 5° steps of azimuth (starting at North) each 10 minutes
|
Instrument: Nubiscope
|
Vendor: IMK Möller & Sattler / Heitronics
|
MidLevelCloudCover
--
Cover of clouds between 2300 m and 6000 m
Percent
Fraction of sky covered by clouds between 2300 m and 6000 m above instrument location
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
--- Step
1
---
Title
:
InfraredCloudscan
Description
:
scanning of infrared temperatures of the sky to derive cloud cover from empirical temperature / altitude relations
Instrumentation:
Instrument:
Description: Thermal infrared sensor mounted on scanning plattform to register sky temperatures in 5° degree steps vertical (from horizon to zenith) and 5° steps of azimuth (starting at North) each 10 minutes
|
Instrument: Nubiscope
|
Vendor: IMK Möller & Sattler / Heitronics
|
HighLevelCloudCover
--
Cover of clouds above 6000 m
Percent
Fraction of sky covered by clouds higher than 6000 m above instrument location
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
--- Step
1
---
Title
:
InfraredCloudscan
Description
:
scanning of infrared temperatures of the sky to derive cloud cover from empirical temperature / altitude relations
Instrumentation:
Instrument:
Description: Thermal infrared sensor mounted on scanning plattform to register sky temperatures in 5° degree steps vertical (from horizon to zenith) and 5° steps of azimuth (starting at North) each 10 minutes
|
Instrument: Nubiscope
|
Vendor: IMK Möller & Sattler / Heitronics
|
Metadata Provider:
Individual:
Ruetger Rollenbeck
Contact:
email:
rollenbe <at> staff.uni-marburg.de
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing
Faculty of Geography
Philipps University of Marburg
Deutschhausstr. 10
35032 Marburg
Germany
Contact Person:
Individual:
Ruetger Rollenbeck
Contact:
email:
rollenbe <at> staff.uni-marburg.de
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing
Faculty of Geography
Philipps University of Marburg
Deutschhausstr. 10
35032 Marburg
Germany
