Ceilometer

Laser ceilometer

A ceilometer is a device that uses a laser or other light source to determine the height of a cloud ceiling or cloud base.[1] Ceilometers can also be used to measure the aerosol concentration within the atmosphere.[2] A ceilometer that uses laser light is a type of atmospheric lidar (light detection and ranging) instrument.[3][4]

  1. ^ National Weather Service Glossary. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 16 November 2012. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-300-41402-5. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ Khare, Neloy (20 August 2021). Understanding Present and Past Arctic Environments: An Integrated Approach from Climate Change Perspectives. Elsevier. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-12-823078-7. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ Emeis, Stefan (8 September 2010). Surface-Based Remote Sensing of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-90-481-9340-0. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ Nadolski, Vickie L., ed. (1998). Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) User's Guide (PDF). Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) User’s Guide National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Navy.