A cloud atlas is a visual representation of various cloud types, including their classification and naming conventions. These atlases, which began to be developed in the 19th century, were primarily used to train weather forecasters and meteorologists.
The 1930s International Atlas of Clouds and of States of the Sky, published by the Office National Météorologique in Paris, offers a comprehensive textual description of different cloud forms, detailing their shapes, occurrences, behaviors, and the atmospheric disturbances they signify.
Below you find a selection of the plates where photographs capture various clouds and are paired with drawings that schematize the clouds in the picture and add a graphical description of their movements. This trinity of photo, schematic and brief textural description create an inspiring amalgamation with a poetic quality.
On this occasion, I would also like to remind you of this earlier post:
The Cloud Appreciation Society
