Register: Code Table D-8: Cloud amount reported at aerodrome
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URI: http://codes.wmo.int/49-2/CloudAmountReportedAtAerodrome
The items within this code table are the cloud amount categories of operational significance for aviation as specified in Technical Regulations, Volume II (WMO-No. 49): Meteorological Services for International Air Navigation. This code table contains a subset of the cloud amount categories defined in Part B FM 94 BUFR Code Table 0 20 008.
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| Notation | Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | Broken | Broken (5 - 7 oktas). | stable |
| EMBD | Embedded | Embedded. Applicable only to cumulonimbus (CB). | stable |
| FEW | Few | Few (1 - 2 oktas). | stable |
| FRQ | Frequent | Frequent. Applicable only to cumulonimbus (CB). | stable |
| ISOL | Isolated | Isolated. Applicable only to cumulonimbus (CB). | stable |
| LYR | Layers | Layers. Applicable only to cumulonimbus (CB). | stable |
| OCNL | Occasional | Occasional. Applicable only to cumulonimbus (CB). | stable |
| OVC | Overcast | Overcast (8 oktas). | stable |
| SCT | Scattered | Scattered (3 - 4 oktas). | stable |
| SKC | Sky clear | Sky clear (0 oktas). | stable |