GRIB-API definition
| Name | Cloud cover | Abbreviation | ccl | Unit | % | paramId: | 260257 |
UERRA details
| Definition | Percentage of the sky hidden by all visible clouds on a height level. |
| Validity | instantaneous |
| Comment |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | meteorological products |
| Parameter category | 6 | cloud |
| Parameter number | 22 | cloud cover |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 103 | specified height level above ground (m) |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | value in m | |
| Type of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |