: Public <<DataType>> Class
Created: 6/04/2012 1:36:02 PM
Modified: 22/06/2015 1:34:04 AM
Project:
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A cloud layer, including a cloud amount, cloud base and cloud type
Attribute
Public CloudAmountReportedAtAerodrome
  amount
Details:
sequenceNumber=1
Notes: The observed cloud amount
Public DistanceWithNilReason
  base
Details:
nillable=true
quantity=http://codes.wmo.int/common/quantity-kind/heightOfBaseOfCloud
sequenceNumber=2
Notes: For a given cloud or cloud layer, height of the lowest level in the atmosphere at which the air contains a perceptible quantity of cloud particles.
Public SigConvectiveCloudType
  cloudType
Details:
sequenceNumber=3
Notes: The observed significant cloud types: cumulonimbus or towering cumulus
Element Source Role Target Role
AerodromeCloudForecast
Class  
Name:  
 
Name: layer
 
Details:
 
«DataType» AerodromeObservedClouds
Class  
Name:  
 
Name: layer
 
Details:
The observed cloud groups, up to four may be included.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When cumulonimbus clouds or towering cumulus clouds are detected by the automatic observing system and the cloud amount and the height of cloud base cannot be observed ("//////") this is indicated by a missing cloud layer with a nil reason of either notObservable if the value could not be observed due to a sensor or system failure, or notDetectedByAutoSystem if the automated system is working properly but did not observe any values<br /></p>