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There are instruments called Ceilometers which can measure cloud height and cover, but they're not especially accurate for cover (they are quite good for cloud height, especially at night) as a cloud can sit over the instrument and give a false reading. Also, unless cloud passes over them they give a false negative. The best instrument for measuring cloud cover is a trained Mark I eyeball (or two)
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∙ 11y agoTo measure cloud cover use a small mirror and with a felt divide into 8 (roughly the same size) Lay it on the ground and see how many Octans it covers. Give your answer it eighths. Eg: 4/8 or 1/2
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∙ 15y agoThe instrument used to measure the amount of cloud cover is called a scanner which utilises the RADAR - Tech.
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∙ 11y agoA special type of mirror that has been split into different parts (usually 8)
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∙ 14y agoOktas (eighths).
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∙ 10y agoCeliometer
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What unit is for cloud cover?
Cloud cover is usually given as a percentage, there is no unit of measure.
A unit of measure for one tenth cloud cover?
An Okta is a measurement unit used to describe cloud cover over a defined area. In aviation 10% cloud cover is considered one peg up from clear to a few clouds, mainly scattered.
What instrument measures cloud type?
There are several instruments used to predict the weather in most cases, but the ones that determine whether there will or will not be rain are:Barometer - measures air pressurePsychrometer - measures relative humidityAnemometer - measures wind speedWeather maps - used by meteorologists to collect dataWeather satellites - used to track large-scale air movements; the data these collect are analyzed by meteorologists and computers
What instrument is used to measure temperature of a place?
thermometer
This instrument is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.?
Seismometer
What is a Densiometer?
Instrument which is used to measure canopy cover
What unit is for cloud cover?
Cloud cover is usually given as a percentage, there is no unit of measure.
A unit of measure for one tenth cloud cover?
An Okta is a measurement unit used to describe cloud cover over a defined area. In aviation 10% cloud cover is considered one peg up from clear to a few clouds, mainly scattered.
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The instrument used to measure wind speed is a?
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What instrument measures cloud type?
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What instrument is used to measure an angle?
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What instrument is used to measure on angle?
A protractor can be used to measure an angle.
What weather instruments are used to measure the weather?
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An instrument which is used to measure someone who governs a country?
the answer is a ruler because it is and instrument used to measure someone in govern
What is the instrument used to measure distance in a car?
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An instrument used to measure mass is call?
This instrument is a balance.
