: Public Note
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28/11/2012 14:40:21 |
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28/11/2012 14:40:41 |
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| Author: |
Jeremy |
| Version: |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
| Status: |
Proposed |
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Easy |
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| UUID: |
{2425EFF2-7BE3-4b3b-AC5A-D1D9F32313FA} |
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Context diagram: Cloud |
<font color="#ff0000">WARNING: the terminology "Cloud amount" (GRIB 4.2 0.6.7) and "Cloud cover" (GRIB 4.2 0.6.22) is ambiguous. The WMO terminology specifies "Cloud cover" as a synonym for "Cloud amount"! The terminology needs to be clarified.</font><br /></p><p><font color="#ff0000"><br /></p><p></font><font color="#ff0000">... definition "Cloud cover" (ECMWF): "horizontal fraction of the grid box covered by cloud"</font><br /></p><p><font color="#ff0000">... definition "Cloud amount (ECMWF): "eigths of sky covered in cloud as seen by an observer on the ground"</font><br /></p>