Cloud height: Difference between revisions

The '''cloud height''', more commonly known as '''cloud thickness''' or '''depth''', is the distance between the [[cloud base]] and the [[cloud top]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Huschke|lastfirst=Ralph E.|origyear=1959|url=http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Cloud_height| chapter=Cloud height|publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]]|title=Glossary of Meteorology|place=[[Boston]]| edition=2nd| year=1970|accessdate=August 24, 2013}}</ref> It is traditionally expressed either in metres or as a [[pressure]] difference in [[hectopascal]] (hPa, equivalent to [[millibar]]). Sometimes, the expression ''cloud height'' is used instead of ''[[cloud base]]'', in which case the context has to clarify whether the intent is to designate the height of the base of the cloud or the size of it.