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Octa

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007667

A unit of measurement used in meteorology to describe the fraction of the sky covered by clouds. One octa represents one-eighth of the sky. Cloud cover is typically reported in whole octas, ranging from 0 octas (clear sky) to 8 octas (overcast sky), with 9 octas indicating that the sky is obscured or cannot be observed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007667
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007667",
  "term": "Octa",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A unit of measurement used in meteorology to describe the fraction of the sky covered by clouds. One octa represents one-eighth of the sky. Cloud cover is typically reported in whole octas, ranging from 0 octas (clear sky) to 8 octas (overcast sky), with 9 octas indicating that the sky is obscured or cannot be observed.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/octa/"
}

Record 6,669 of 10,756 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.