Nephoscope
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Nephoscope is an instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of cloud
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There are several types of nephoscopes:
Also a type of nephoscope was invented by Mikhail Pomortsev
in 1894 in Russia
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The nephoscope is used as a grid to measure the clouds.It is also used to find the movements of clouds.
Cloud
A cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water and/or various chemicals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of a planetary body. They are also known as aerosols. Clouds in Earth's atmosphere are studied in the cloud physics branch of meteorology...
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There are several types of nephoscopes:
- the comb nephoscope developed by BessonBessonEtymology:In central France dialects the word "besson" or "bisson" means "twin" and comes from Latin adverb "bis" .Besson may refer to:* Besson , a manufacturer of brass instruments...
; - the mirror nephoscope developed by Finemann;
- the grid nephoscope, a variation on the comb modified by the NorwegiansNorwegiansNorwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
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Also a type of nephoscope was invented by Mikhail Pomortsev
Mikhail Pomortsev
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pomortsev was a Russian meteorologist and engineer. A lunar crater is named after him....
in 1894 in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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The nephoscope is used as a grid to measure the clouds.It is also used to find the movements of clouds.