In aviation, ceiling is a measurement of the height of the base of the lowest clouds (not to be confused with cloud base which has a specific definition)...
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(ARM) (US) Bioprecipitation Ceiling Cloud albedo Cloud Appreciation Society Cloud cover Cloud forcing Cloud seeding Clouds (sculpture) Cloudscape (art)...
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landing. Ceiling (cloud) Cloud cover Cloud height Bradbury, Tom. Meteorology and Flight. A&C Black Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0713668318. "Cloud". National...
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conditions Price ceiling, an imposed limit on the price of a product Ceiling (cloud), the height above ground at which (accumulated) cloud layers cover more...
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A ceiling balloon also called a pilot balloon or pibal, is used by meteorologists to determine the height of the base of clouds above ground level during...
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Ceilometer (redirect from Cloud-height indicator)
uses a laser or other light source to determine the height of a cloud ceiling or cloud base. Ceilometers can also be used to measure the aerosol concentration...
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The ceiling projector or cloud searchlight is used to measure the height of the base of clouds (called the ceiling) above the ground. It is used in conjunction...
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Stratus clouds are low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base, as opposed to convective or cumuliform clouds formed by...
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meteorology indicating that cloud ceiling and visibility are satisfactory but not very good. It is an abbreviation of Ceiling And Visibility OKay. The visibility...
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"The Cloud Minders" is the twenty-first episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Margaret Armen...
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level in polar regions. In temperate regions, the ceiling increases drastically, allowing altostratus clouds to form between 2,000 to 7,000 metres (6,600 to...
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Overcast (category Cloud stubs)
otherwise considered opaque—which always constitutes a ceiling in aviation meteorology. Sometimes clouds can be of different colors such as black or white...
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Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and...
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design, the Majestic's blue ceiling "cloud scape" disguises the interior dome as an evening sky in conjunction with a cloud projector and small bulbs simulating...
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Chengdu WZ-10 (redirect from AVIC Cloud Shadow)
development at the time. According to the manufacturer, The drone has a 15 km ceiling and 750 km/h speed, and the endurance is 6 hours. In 2014, the Sky Wing...
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Okta (category Cloud stubs)
significant cloud; CAVOK = ceiling and visibility okay. In the early 20th century, it was common for weather maps to be hand drawn. The symbols for cloud cover...
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METAR (section Cloud reporting)
the sky) cloud layer with its base at 2,200 ft (670 m) above ground level (AGL). The lowest "BKN" or "OVC" layer specifies the cloud ceiling. OVC050 indicates...
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Constellation (redirect from Dark cloud constellation)
by dark clouds rather than by stars. The head of the emu is the Coalsack with Crux directly above. Scorpius is to the left. Inca dark cloud constellations...
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2020. It shows Juno and her peacock in a cloud, with a putto below. Originally painted in fresco on the ceiling of the Palazzo Sagredo in Venice, it was...
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Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [bulɔɲ pɔ̃ də sɛ̃ klu]) is the western terminus of Line 10 of the Paris Métro. The station lies under...
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When the Clouds Roll By is a 1919 American comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks and directed by Victor Fleming and Theodore Reed. After decades of not...
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columns. The room had a view of New York City. The vaulted ceiling, in a Cathedral style, had a cloud mural. McGrath described it as having "a futuristic, Fritz...
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business 'McCloud Lighting' – at one point employing 26 people. His work includes the carved and painted rococo-style vegetable ceiling in the food halls...
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requires a pilot flying under VFR to remain 500 ft (150 m) below a cloud ceiling and to maintain 3 statute miles (4.8 km) visibility. Outside of airport...
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Doughnut (economic model) (section Ecological ceilings)
which the needs of people are met without overshooting Earth's ecological ceiling. The main goal of the new model is to re-frame economic problems and set...
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another state. Roger stages an accident in the Burns house with a piece of ceiling hitting him on the head. George does a monologue about knowing that Roger...
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Triumph of the Name of Jesus (category Painted ceilings)
his success on the ceiling fresco to Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Several other artists were considered for the job of painting the ceiling. Gian Paolo Oliva...
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operation: ballistic mode and glide mode. Ballistic mode is used where the cloud ceiling is high and visibility is good. When the projectile is 3,000 m (9,800 ft)...
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Ferry range: 3,700 km (2,300 mi, 2,000 nmi) with 3 drop tanks Service ceiling: 15,835 m (51,952 ft) g limits: +9 −3.6 (+11 in emergencies) Rate of climb:...
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short tons). Ladders exist in the ceiling space, allowing people to climb through the clouds. The design of the clouds and their response to a problem with...
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