Tilt angle
The SkyVue PRO can be tilted 6°, 12°, 18° or 24° from vertical. In tropical regions, tilting the sensor north in the northern hemisphere and south in the southern hemisphere can prevent the sun from shining directly into the sensor. The tilt angle also can reduce problems caused by direct specular reflections from ice crystals, and prevent rain or snow from falling onto the window. To adjust the tilt angle, remove the bolts shown in Setting the tilt angle, move the SkyVue PRO to the required tilt angle, and replace the bolts.
The SkyVue PRO has tilt sensors in both axes to compensate the cloud height when the base is not level. Set or disable cloud height compensation by using the UNITS command (Terminal mode command examples). This feature is useful for mobile or marine applications. Profile data is NOT compensated but tilt angles are included in data messages.
NOTE:
Increasing the tilt angle beyond 24° can cause significant errors in vertical visibility measurements if scatter coefficients vary significantly with height.
