An exhibition with the theme of "clouds" is being held in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, so that you can acquire knowledge about weather and meteorology.
This special exhibition is related to an encyclopedia on the weather, and in the venue, various photos and illustrations of clouds published in the encyclopedia are introduced in three-dimensional panels.
Of these, cumulonimbus clouds, which bring sudden rains locally, are described as heavy rains in a short period of 30 minutes to an hour over an area ranging from several kilometers to tens of kilometers, and large cumulonimbus clouds can cause flooding. Introducing.
In addition, it is introduced that you can know whether it is likely to rain by observing the shape of the clouds.
In addition, using AR (augmented reality), if you select one of 10 types of clouds on a tablet device, the cloud will appear in the sky on the screen, and there is also a corner where you can observe it in detail.
Mr. Naotaka Ikeda, who is in charge of the special exhibition, said, "I hope that through the exhibition and experience, people will become interested in the weather, and that it will be useful for independent research during summer vacation."
This special exhibition will be held at the Kadokawa Musashino Museum in Tokorozawa City until September 25th.