Total cloud cover
Name: | total_cloud_cover | Abbreviation: | tcc | Unit: | % |
Definition | Percentage of the sky hidden by all visible clouds. |
Validity | Daily averaged |
Comment | Computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18Z |
Parameter | ||
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Discipline | = 0 | Meteorological products |
Parameter Category | = 6 | Cloud |
Parameter Number | = 1 | Total cloud cover |
Level | ||
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Type of first fixed surface | = 1 | Ground or water surface |
Scale factor of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
Scaled value of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
Type of second fixed surface | = 8 | Nominal top of the atmosphere |
Scale factor of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
Scaled value of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |