Image submission guide
International Cloud Atlas (ICA) Image Submission Guide
ICA Image Submission Guide
ICA Image Submission Guide
Information required on this page is essential!
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here to select a photo from your hard disk or other locations
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here to remove file and start again
Click here to start uploading photo
ICA Image Submission Guide
Please wait while uploading photo
ICA Image Submission Guide
Uploading completed
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here and the calendar will pop up
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here to select the date on the calendar Adjust the scroll bars to select the time
Click “Done” and the system will generate the date and time of the photo automatically
ICA Image Submission Guide
The time and date (especially for old photos) can alternatively be entered manually in the text box here by following the format as shown
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click the icon here to pop up a map to select the location where the photo was taken
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click “OK” to allow this image submission site to use your current location as the default location where the photo was taken.
ICA Image Submission Guide
You can type here the name of the location where the photo was taken. The map will then search the location for you.
Navigate around the map and adjust the scroll bar here to zoom in or out to find the location where the photo was taken.
A map will pop up and your current location will be shown here.
ICA Image Submission Guide Navigate around the map and adjust the scroll bar here to zoom in or out. Click at the appropriate point to confirm the location.
Click on the “Close” icon or anywhere in the dark background to leave this page.
ICA Image Submission Guide
The system will automatically fill in the Latitude and Longitude of the location where the photo was taken
You can also manually fill in the Latitude and Longitude in the boxes
ICA Image Submission Guide
The three letters, defined in accordance with the Köppen-Geiger climate classification (representing respectively the “vegetation”, “precipitation” and “temperature” groups), will automatically be generated by the system once the location is determined on the map.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here to see Köppen-Geiger climate classification.
ICA Image Submission Guide
ICA Image Submission Guide
You can also manually select the appropriate climate group here.
ICA Image Submission Guide
You can also manually select the appropriate climate group here.
ICA Image Submission Guide
You can also manually select the appropriate climate group here.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Select camera direction if it is known. Otherwise, select N/A. Camera direction must be provided for all photometeors (which are optical phenomena such as a halo, a rainbow, etc.) except those overhead.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Select one or more subjects of the image in the pull down menu here.
ICA Image Submission Guide
As far as possible, select the appropriate cloud genera if you have chosen “Clouds” as one of the meteor type. Choose “Unknown” if you cannot identify the cloud genera.
Click “Continue” to start identifying cloud or meteor types.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Once a particular Cloud Genera has been identified, a list of possible “Species”, “Variables”, “Supplementary Features & Accessory Clouds”, “Mother-Clouds:Genitus” and “Mother-Clouds:Mutatus” will be shown. Select items that you can identify. You can select more than one box from each column. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
For the “Meteors other than Clouds” page, click on an appropriate meteor (Hydrometeors, Lithometeors, Photometeors or Electrometeors) and select the appropriate type under an appropriate column if you can. Then press “Continue”
ICA Image Submission Guide
For the “Meteors other than Clouds” page, click on an appropriate meteor (Hydrometeors, Lithometeors, Photometeors or Electrometeors) and select the appropriate type under an appropriate column if you can. Then press “Continue”
ICA Image Submission Guide
For the “Meteors other than Clouds” page, click on an appropriate meteor (Hydrometeors, Lithometeors, Photometeors or Electrometeors) and select the appropriate type under an appropriate column if you can. Then press “Continue”
ICA Image Submission Guide
For the “Meteors other than Clouds” page, click on an appropriate meteor (Hydrometeors, Lithometeors, Photometeors or Electrometeors) and select the appropriate type under an appropriate column if you can. Then press “Continue”
ICA Image Submission Guide
Please provide a brief title for your image as it will be shown on your image record in “My Album”.
The more information (metadata) you provide with your image, the more likely it will be selected for publication in the new International Cloud Atlas. For details, please see “Image Description Guide”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
It will provide good future reference if additional files including Synoptic Chart, Upper-air Sounding, Radar Imagery, Satellite Imagery, Ground-based Remote Sensing and Time-lapse/Videos related to the photo are available.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Videos, time-lapses or sequence of still images (animation) related to the submitted image are mostly wanted items as they would help illustrate the evolution of clouds or optical phenomena.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Before you press the “Submit” button, please see and agree with the “Terms and Conditions” here.
ICA Image Submission Guide Preview
When you press the “Submit” button, a “Preview” of all the information you have entered, including your image together with the supplementary information and additional files, will be shown.
ICA Image Submission Guide “Preview” (continued)
Make sure you have not missed out anything. You can always go back using the “Back” button on the bottom left. Otherwise, press the “Submit” button again to confirm.
ICA Image Submission Guide
ICA Image Submission Guide
Information required on this page is essential!
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here to select a photo from your hard disk or other locations
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here to remove file and start again
Click here to start uploading photo
ICA Image Submission Guide
Please wait while uploading photo
ICA Image Submission Guide
Uploading completed
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here and the calendar will pop up
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here to select the date on the calendar Adjust the scroll bars to select the time
Click “Done” and the system will generate the date and time of the photo automatically
ICA Image Submission Guide
The time and date (especially for old photos) can alternatively be entered manually in the text box here by following the format as shown
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click the icon here to pop up a map to select the location where the photo was taken
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click “OK” to allow this image submission site to use your current location as the default location where the photo was taken.
ICA Image Submission Guide
You can type here the name of the location where the photo was taken. The map will then search the location for you.
Navigate around the map and adjust the scroll bar here to zoom in or out to find the location where the photo was taken.
A map will pop up and your current location will be shown here.
ICA Image Submission Guide Navigate around the map and adjust the scroll bar here to zoom in or out. Click at the appropriate point to confirm the location.
Click on the “Close” icon or anywhere in the dark background to leave this page.
ICA Image Submission Guide
The system will automatically fill in the Latitude and Longitude of the location where the photo was taken
You can also manually fill in the Latitude and Longitude in the boxes
ICA Image Submission Guide
The three letters, defined in accordance with the Köppen-Geiger climate classification (representing respectively the “vegetation”, “precipitation” and “temperature” groups), will automatically be generated by the system once the location is determined on the map.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Click here to see Köppen-Geiger climate classification.
ICA Image Submission Guide
ICA Image Submission Guide
You can also manually select the appropriate climate group here.
ICA Image Submission Guide
You can also manually select the appropriate climate group here.
ICA Image Submission Guide
You can also manually select the appropriate climate group here.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Select camera direction if it is known. Otherwise, select N/A. Camera direction must be provided for all photometeors (which are optical phenomena such as a halo, a rainbow, etc.) except those overhead.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Select one or more subjects of the image in the pull down menu here.
ICA Image Submission Guide
As far as possible, select the appropriate cloud genera if you have chosen “Clouds” as one of the meteor type. Choose “Unknown” if you cannot identify the cloud genera.
Click “Continue” to start identifying cloud or meteor types.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Once a particular Cloud Genera has been identified, a list of possible “Species”, “Variables”, “Supplementary Features & Accessory Clouds”, “Mother-Clouds:Genitus” and “Mother-Clouds:Mutatus” will be shown. Select items that you can identify. You can select more than one box from each column. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
When entering the “Classification for Special Clouds and other Features” page, the default is “Unknown”. Click on an appropriate special cloud type or other features if you can. Then press “Continue”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
For the “Meteors other than Clouds” page, click on an appropriate meteor (Hydrometeors, Lithometeors, Photometeors or Electrometeors) and select the appropriate type under an appropriate column if you can. Then press “Continue”
ICA Image Submission Guide
For the “Meteors other than Clouds” page, click on an appropriate meteor (Hydrometeors, Lithometeors, Photometeors or Electrometeors) and select the appropriate type under an appropriate column if you can. Then press “Continue”
ICA Image Submission Guide
For the “Meteors other than Clouds” page, click on an appropriate meteor (Hydrometeors, Lithometeors, Photometeors or Electrometeors) and select the appropriate type under an appropriate column if you can. Then press “Continue”
ICA Image Submission Guide
For the “Meteors other than Clouds” page, click on an appropriate meteor (Hydrometeors, Lithometeors, Photometeors or Electrometeors) and select the appropriate type under an appropriate column if you can. Then press “Continue”
ICA Image Submission Guide
Please provide a brief title for your image as it will be shown on your image record in “My Album”.
The more information (metadata) you provide with your image, the more likely it will be selected for publication in the new International Cloud Atlas. For details, please see “Image Description Guide”.
ICA Image Submission Guide
It will provide good future reference if additional files including Synoptic Chart, Upper-air Sounding, Radar Imagery, Satellite Imagery, Ground-based Remote Sensing and Time-lapse/Videos related to the photo are available.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Videos, time-lapses or sequence of still images (animation) related to the submitted image are mostly wanted items as they would help illustrate the evolution of clouds or optical phenomena.
ICA Image Submission Guide
Before you press the “Submit” button, please see and agree with the “Terms and Conditions” here.
ICA Image Submission Guide Preview
When you press the “Submit” button, a “Preview” of all the information you have entered, including your image together with the supplementary information and additional files, will be shown.
ICA Image Submission Guide “Preview” (continued)
Make sure you have not missed out anything. You can always go back using the “Back” button on the bottom left. Otherwise, press the “Submit” button again to confirm.
