SCAM: Sky Camera
Purpose of Participation
- Monitor of the sky condition over Ny-Ålesund
Instrument description
The instrument SCAM is used for taking a picture of the sky. It can find whether clouds exist or not and what kinds of clouds there are.
| Species | Cloud |
| Method | Take a picture of the sky |
| Quantity primary | Picture |
| Quantity secondary | |
| Measurement range | |
| Altitude range | |
| Vertical resolution | |
| Temporal resolution | 10 minutes |
| Operation | Always |
| Precision | |
| Data availability (during campaign) | Next day |
| Final data |
Specific remarks
- ground-based system
Contact Information
Head: Masataka Shiobara (NIPR)
Members: Masanori Yabuki (NIPR)