Cloud Cover Article Index for
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Cloud Cover




Coverage is measured in OKTAS (eighths of the sky covered in cloud). For example, a coverage of 8 OKTAS means that the sky is overcast and a coverage of 0 OKTAS means the sky is cloudless. These measurements come simply from observing the sky.


EXTERNAL LINKS AND RESOURCES


On the Web

  • ''Glossary of Atmospheric Terms'', http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml#Cloud_cover : From the National Science Digital Library's Atmospheric Visualization Collection .