The language of clouds

Past event

From 16.00 to 19.00 h.

Did you know that clouds are not in the sky at random and that they have a meaning? Did you know that clouds have names and surnames? Who or who named them? Do you want to learn to interpret their language and to know what they tell us when they are in the sky? For many centuries, people in the countryside have been looking at the sky and knowing how to interpret its language. In this workshop we will not only see what clouds are and what their classification is, but also why they are in the sky. They are an aesthetic atmospheric element but they can be applied to weather forecasting and tell us about other meteorological variables (humidity, wind, temperature...). We will see what other phenomena clouds can produce and those that are not produced by them but are also visible. The workshop will be eminently practical, using a large photographic archive and field trips for observation.

Delivered by Javier Martínez de Orueta
Environmental Technician. Studying a degree in Environmental Sciences at the ULE. Member of the Spanish Meteorological Association (AME). His research work for the last 5 years is observing the sky and clouds, studying their shapes and changes and how their observation can predict the weather in the short term. He participated in the XXXV Scientific Conference of the AME - 19th Spanish-Portuguese Meeting and has experience giving talks, conferences and workshops about his work in different Universities in Spain (Madrid, Ourense, Salamanca...) and in scientific conferences.