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obscuration

[‚äb·skyu̇′rā·shən]
(meteorology)
In United States weather observing practice, the designation for the sky cover when the sky is completely hidden by surface-based obscuring phenomena, such as fog. Also known as obscured sky cover.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

obscuration

A condition in which the sky, or the dividing line between a cloud and the clear air below, is completely hidden by surface-based obscuring phenomena such as fog, mist, or smoke. Also known as obscured sky cover.
An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved
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