Editing Ceilometer (section)

{{Short description|Ground-based lidar for cloud height measurement}}
[[File:Single Lens Ceilometer.JPG|thumb|right|Laser ceilometer]]
A '''ceilometer''' is a device that uses a [[laser]] or other light source to determine the height of a [[Ceiling (cloud)|cloud ceiling]] or [[cloud base]].<ref name="glossary">{{cite book |title=National Weather Service Glossary |date=16 November 2012 |publisher=The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |isbn=978-1-300-41402-5 |page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_iqUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA60 |access-date=28 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Ceilometers can also be used to measure the [[aerosol]] concentration within the atmosphere.<ref name="Khare">{{cite book |last1=Khare |first1=Neloy |title=Understanding Present and Past Arctic Environments: An Integrated Approach from Climate Change Perspectives |date=20 August 2021 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-12-823078-7 |page=459 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1TASEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA459 |access-date=28 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> A ceilometer that uses laser light is a type of [[atmospheric lidar]] (light detection and ranging) instrument.<ref name="Emeis">{{cite book |last1=Emeis |first1=Stefan |title=Surface-Based Remote Sensing of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer |date=8 September 2010 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-90-481-9340-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sv8PVgZ8U_UC&pg=PA51 |access-date=28 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ASOS">{{cite book |editor-first1=Vickie L. |editor-last1=Nadolski |title=Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) User's Guide |date=1998 |publisher=Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) User’s Guide National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Navy |url=https://www.weather.gov/media/asos/aum-toc.pdf}}</ref>