Ground-Based Detection of Nighttime Clouds Above Manila Observatory (14.64°N, 121.07°E) Using a Digital Camera

• Main Authors: Gacal, Glenn Franco Barroso, Antioquia, Carlo, Lagrosas, Nofel
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/manila-observatory/5; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27505386/
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Ground-based cloud detection at nighttime is achieved by using cameras, lidars, and ceilometers. Despite these numerous instruments gathering cloud data, there is still an acknowledged scarcity of information on quantified local cloud cover, especially at nighttime. In this study, a digital camera i...