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Techinally the kind of cloud that spreads over the the sky in layers is the cumulonimbus cloud, but the cumulonimbus cloud spreads out in THICK layers over the sky. The question would be if the cumulonimbus cloud really does spread over the sky in layers.
a stratus cloud
Stratus is the cloud in flat layers
i believe it is a cumulonimbus cloud
layers
No. An anemometer measures wind speed. A ceilometer measures the height of cloud base.
Techinally the kind of cloud that spreads over the the sky in layers is the cumulonimbus cloud, but the cumulonimbus cloud spreads out in THICK layers over the sky. The question would be if the cumulonimbus cloud really does spread over the sky in layers.
a stratus cloud
Stratus is the cloud in flat layers
Jupiter has 3 layers of clouds.
Stratus is the cloud in flat layers
a middle height cloud
i believe it is a cumulonimbus cloud
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).
layers
it measures cloud cover
just like a cloud network is composed of layers.