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EA:  TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 1452
Concept definition: A category describing the <<TOTAL_CLOUD_COVERAGE>>.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011]
Supplemental references: [WMO8, 15.1.4.1 "Cloud amount":"total cloud cover"]
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY BROKEN Between 5/8 and 7/8 coverage inclusive; broken [FMH1, Section 9.5.2, Table 9-2:BKN]. 13 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, 15.9.1.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY EIGHT_OKTA Equal to 10/10 (eight OKTAs). 9 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:8]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY FEW Between 1/8 and 2/8 coverage inclusive; few [FMH1, Section 9.5.2, Table 9-2:FEW]. 14 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, 15.9.1.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY FIVE_OKTA 6/10 (five OKTAs). 6 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:5]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY FOUR_OKTA 5/10 (four OKTAs). 5 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:4]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY INDISCERNABLE <CLOUD> cover is indiscernible for reasons other than <<<SKY_OBSCURED>>> or observations not made. 15 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:15]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY NONE_PRESENT None. 1 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:0]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY ONE_OKTA Greater than zero and less than or equal to 1/10 (one OKTA). 2 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY PARTIAL_OBSCURATION Sky partially obscured by <FOG> and/or other meteorological phenomena; partial obscuration. 11 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:10]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY SCATTERED Between 3/8 and 4/8 coverage inclusive; scattered [FMH1, Section 9.5.2, Table 9-2:SCT]. 12 PR [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, 15.9.1.1] [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:11]
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY SEVEN_OKTA Greater than 9/10 but less than 10/10 (seven OKTAs. 8 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:7]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY SIX_OKTA Greater than 7/10 and less than or equal to 8/10 (six OKTAs). 7 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:6]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY SKY_OBSCURED Sky obscured by <FOG> and/or other meteorological phenomena. 10 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:9]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY THREE_OKTA 4/10 (three OKTAs). 4 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:3]  
STD
2005/06/07		 TOTAL_CLOUD_COVER_CATEGORY TWO_OKTA Greater than 2/10 and less than or equal to 3/10 (two OKTAs). 3 PR [WMO306, Volume I.2, Part B, Code table 0-20-011:2]  
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