S'COOL Report Form

Login ID:   _____________________________________     City:   ___________________________

Observation Date (ex. 2000 01 20): Year _ _ _ _   Month _ _   Day _ _      Satellite:   ________

Local Time (24 Hour Clock: ex. 14 26): Hr _ _   Min _ _    Universal Time:    Hr _ _   Min _ _

Cloud Observations:   (Check all that apply. If more than one cloud type per level, record in comments below)

None
Low Level
Visual Opacity: Opaque Translucent Transparent       
Cloud Cover: Clear
(0 to 5%)		 Partly Cloudy
(5% to 50%)		 Mostly Cloudy
(50% to 95%)		 Overcast
(95% to 100%)
Cloud Type: Fog Stratus Nimbostratus Cumulus
Cumulonimbus Stratocumulus
Mid-Level
Visual Opacity: Opaque Translucent Transparent       
Cloud Cover: Clear
(0 to 5%)		 Partly Cloudy
(5% to 50%)		 Mostly Cloudy
(50% to 95%)		 Overcast
(95% to 100%)
Cloud Type: Altostratus Altocumulus
High Level
Visual Opacity: Opaque Translucent Transparent       
Cloud Cover: Clear
(0 to 5%)		 Partly Cloudy
(5% to 50%)		 Mostly Cloudy
(50% to 95%)		 Overcast
(95% to 100%)
Cloud Type: Cirrus Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus
______ Number of Persistent Contrails Present     ______ Number of Short-Lived Contrails Present

Ground Observations:

Surface Cover: (Check if present)
Snow/Ice     Standing Water      Muddy      Dry ground      Leaves on trees       
Surface Measurements: (Optional data)
Temperature: _______ Celsius   or   _____ Fahrenheit       Relative Humidity   _____%
Barometric Pressure (Select one):
___ atmospheres  ___ hPa  ___ inches Hg  ___ millibars  ___ psi  ___ torr (mm Hg)

Comments: (More specific or unusual observations.)

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