Ceilometer CHM-15K

 

Ceilometer provided parameters:

  • low power lidar used for the retrieval of the cloud base height
  • attenuated backscatter coefficient
  • cloud base (max. 5 layers, preset: 3 layers)
  • aerosol layer height
  • cloud amount
  • penetration depth
  • vertical visibility
  • height of mixing layer
  • Vertical pointing
  • One profile @30 seconds
  • From 15 m to 15 km