BackForward Variable: Cloud base height

Definition
Full name Cloud base height
Definition Height of the bottom surface of the cloud
Measuring Units km Uncertainty Units km
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units km (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified:
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Clouds and precipitations
      • Variable: Cloud base height
        • Measured in Layers:
          • n/a (2D)
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Cloud base height  (5)

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Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
205 Cloud base height n/a (2D) GEWEX (deprecated) 0.5 km
1 km
2 km 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		30 d
45 d
60 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
258 Cloud base height n/a (2D) 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring 0.2 km
0.5 km
1 km 		5 km
15 km
50 km 		60 min
3 h
12 h 		6 min
30 min
6 h 		Global reasonable 2009-02-10 John Eyre
342 Cloud base height n/a (2D) 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction 0.1 km
0.25 km
0.5 km 		0.5 km
2 km
10 km 		15 min
60 min
3 h 		15 min
30 min
2 h 		Global reasonable 2014-03-12 T Montmerle
726 Cloud base height n/a (2D) 2.8 Aeronautical Meteorology Point firm 2013-12-05 J van der Meulen At the aerodrome
749 Cloud base height n/a (2D) 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting 0.1 km
0.25 km
0.5 km 		0.5 km
2 km
10 km 		15 min
60 min
3 h 		15 min
30 min
2 h 		Global reasonable 2015-06-09 P. Ambrosetti