Yet the new 2017 edition goes beyond simply providing a web-based version: it modernizes information and style and takes advantage of the opportunities of a digital format. This threatens the global standardization of cloud classification, which is one of the primary reasons for the existence of the International Cloud Atlas. Without this, many alternative atlases have appeared online. In an age where the Internet has become a primary resource, the new edition will also give the Cloud Atlas a strong online presence. This allows us to present more phenomena, and to illustrate variation in their appearance with different locations and viewing conditions. Today’s high-quality cameras and modern technology can deliver an abundance of excellent photographic examples of clouds and all other meteorological phenomena, providing better images for the Atlas than ever before. Important advancements in scientific understanding, too, have come about. There have been numerous fundamental changes in our world since the most recent in 1975/1987 (Volume I/Volume II), including the emergence of the Internet and the invention of cellular phones with cameras. First published over a century ago in 1896, the Atlas has not experienced many updates.
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