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UNCLOUDED SKY [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Sky exempt of clouds, equal to a cloud cover of 0 okta, when measured on a scale of 0 to 8 oktas.

OBS

There is considerable cloudiness in the Marianas and on a scale of 10 (ranging from 0 for a cloudless sky to 10 representing a completely overcast sky) the annual mean cloudiness averages 6.7.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

On évalue la nébulosité à l'estime. L'unité de mesure de la nébulosité est l'octa, qui correspond à un huitième de la voûte céleste (0 = ciel entièrement clair; 8 octas = ciel entièrement couvert).

OBS

Quand la voûte céleste est divisée en dixièmes, le ciel entièrement clair correspond aussi à moins de un dixième.

Spanish

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