Accuracy of point and line measures of boundary layer cloud amount

• Published in: Journal of applied meteorology (1988) Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 640 - 650
• Main Authors: Berg, L K, Stull, R B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2002

Many authors have used upward-looking instruments, such as a laser ceilometer, to estimate the cover of fair-weather cumuli, but little has been mentioned as to the accuracy of these measurements. Results are presented, using a simulated cloud field and a virtual aircraft, that show that sampling er...