Learn how to select and define a GLOBE atmosphere Clouds protocol study site and get a step by step introduction of the protocol. After completing this module, you'll know how to explain what clouds are and how they form; explain why clouds are an important element of the Earth system; explain why cloud observations are important for understanding our changing Earth system; identify a Clouds study site and take observations of the sky; upload data to the GLOBE database; visualize data using GLOBE’s Visualization Site and have ideas for questions you can address using cloud observations.
This interactive web-based tool allows you to calibrate your eye by practicing cloud cover estimation using images on the computer.
https://assets.globe.gov/Cloud_Cover/select.html
Cloud Type Practice
This interactive web-based tool asks a series of questions to help you narrow down the type of cloud you are observing. It can be used both for practice and in the field to identify clouds.
