Category: Ceilometer

The Cloud Cover Factor (CCF) Sensor is an advanced meteorological sensor designed to provide observation-based cloud cover measurements in an automated and continuous manner. Cloud cover, also known as cloudiness or cloud amount, is a measure of the amount of cloud cover in the sky from a particular location. The CCF Sensor, developed by Dr. Sten Lofveng, is an innovative system that measures cloud cover, day or night, every day of the year.

The system is composed of an automated sensor that interacts with two separate units, one which collects cloud information in the daytime using the solar spectrum in all four quadrants and a second unit that collects cloud data after sunset using thermal infrared spectrum data. The CCF Sensor's data outputs are analyzed in real-time by an integrated microcomputer and can be used for observation of cloud cover, forecasts or even analysis of cloud cover in a climate study or environmental data. The CCF sensor is suited to any meteorological climate and environmental monitoring data collection, especially suitable for meteorological stations, remote weather stations, and automated environmental observation systems.