Educational resource
Cloudy connections
A comprehensive view and a practical guide to identify the 58 cloud forms listed by the World Meteorological Organization
This cloud mapping has been created by Marion Saint-Lu (for the visualization) and Jessica Vial (for the text).
You are a meteorologist, climatologist, teacher, or weather enthusiast? You love clouds, work with them, wish to share your knowledge and enthusiasm, or want to learn how to observe and recognize them?
Discover our unique cloud mapping, specially designed for you. It offers a comprehensive and detailed view of the 58 cloud types identified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The mapping is complemented by a brief history of the cloud classification and of the International Cloud Atlas of the WMO.
This innovative educational tool allows you to learn about the history of cloud classification, and explore their diversity, characteristics, and connections. Use this mapping as a guide to identify clouds and enhance your weather observations.
A project supported by the climate research institute Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL)
🔗 Newsletter IPSL – October 2024
“Mapping the 58 existing cloud shapes synthetically is the challenge taken up by Marion Saint-Lu and Jessica Vial in a giant visualization that combines density… and lightness.”
In 🍪 WEDODATA newsletter of the month.
Project nominated for the 2024 Information is Beautiful Awards
Our offer
You can view our cloud mapping for free at www.climedia.fr (on this webpage).
For use outside of this context, we offer:
- The purchase of licenses for exploitation and poster printing (minimum size recommended : A1)
- The facilitation of educational workshops, tailored to different audiences, to explore the world of clouds and weather.
Also available in French (here).
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