The ceilometer is a scientific tool of observation used by airports daily. It informs aircraft pilots of cloud heights and bases for safe takeoff and landing. In recent years, scientists have found a ...

The more we learn about climate systems, the more we realize that we are barely scratching the surface. Recent studies have revealed intricate links between seemingly unrelated phenomena, such as how ...

SEATTLE (KOMO/TND) — The ceilometer is a scientific tool of observation used by airports daily. It informs aircraft pilots of cloud heights and bases for safe takeoff and landing. In recent years, ...

A local company hopes to find a pot of gold -- not at the end of a rainbow, but up in the clouds. Honolulu-based Oceanit has created a cloud-monitoring device to help pilots and air-traffic ...

Ceilometers are traditionally used to measure the height of the lowest layer of clouds in a convenient way. However, a newer ceilometer model that was recently introduced has a built-in function that ...

Cloud base height and total cloud cover are measured by a ceilometer (CHM 15k “Nimbus”, G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH). It uses the Lidar technique (Lidar: light detection and ranging) to emit ...

Look up in the sky and it should be fairly obvious if there are clouds above you. If one looks from horizon to horizon and sees nothing but blue sky (cyan actually), few people would disagree with the ...