Photon/Optical Detectors
type: Concept

CEILOMETERS
type: Concept
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in scheme: instruments
definition: Ceilometers are devices using a laser or other light source to determine the height of a cloud base. An optical ceilometer uses triangulation to determine the height of a spot of light projected onto the base of the cloud; a laser ceilometer determines the height by measuring the time required for a pulse of light to be scattered back from the cloud base. Additional information available at "http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceilometer"