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INTERNATIONAL CLOUD ATLAS [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
OBS

cloud classification. A scheme of distinguishing and grouping clouds according to their appearance and, where possible, to their process of formation. The one in general use, based on a classification system introduced by Luke Howard in 1803, is that adopted by the World Meteorological Organization and published in the International Cloud Atlas (1956).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
OBS

L'Atlas international des nuages publié par l'Organisation météorologique mondiale comporte la description précise de l'ensemble des types de nuages observés dans l'atmosphère terrestre.

Spanish

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