An Indirect Method for Estimating the Frequencies of Ceiling Below Various Altitudes and Within Various Altitude Ranges

Abstract

The solutions of many problems in applied climatology depend upon the further interpretation of available data through considerations of theory and a logical manipulation of the data. This paper describes an example of such a procedure whereby standard data summaries are arranged in a logical manner for a solution of the problem and, with further analysis based on background knowledge and theoretical concepts, reasonable estimates of values of unobserved parameters are attained.

Estimates of Altitudes With Specified Probabilities of Being Above All Clouds

“…I wish to thank Captain Kenneth V. Heuer for his aid in acquiring the necessary data for this study and in analyzing the charts. These estimates are based on an extension of a method which was originated in the Climatic Center, USAF [1]. The basic method is a graphical procedure for estimating frequencies of ceilings (six-tenths or more clouds) within various altitude ranges.…”