
Operating Manual CHM 8k
R1.7 / 01-2020
Data Evaluation / Sky Condition Algorithm (SCA)
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9.11 Sky Condition Index (SCI)
To better understand certain events, the Sky Condition Index is written to the extended data telegram
and NetCDF files. In older CHM systems, the variable was treated as a precipitation index.
Table 22 shows how the index is defined.
Value
Description
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-2 (NetCDF)
System hardware error or system not yet ready for operation
(-2 in NetCDF)
00
Neither fog nor precipitation detected
01
Rain
02
Fog
03
Snow or freezing rain
04
Reduced window transmission, drops on the windows
// (telegram)
-1 (NetCDF)
-3 (NetCDF)
No observation is made, in the NetCDF the numerical values -1, -3 are used instead
of // as in the telegram
Table 22 Sky Condition Index (SCI).
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