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Cloudy – at least from a professional point of view, this is good news for Jülich scientist Birger Bohn. Together with 120 researchers from 16 institutions, he is investigating the spatial struc- ture of clouds and their composition in the HD(CP)2 project. They aim to develop better models to describe and predict weather and cli- mate. More than 20 different measuring instru- ments are being used during the first part of the project (HOPE), most of them around the clock. The equipment includes swivelling radar units, numerous ground sensors, and radiosondes for airborne measurements. With these devices, as many weather situations as possible will be captured in an area measuring ten kilometres by ten kilometres around Forschungszentrum Jülich. The silvercoloured spherical cap in this photo also collects data: with the help of the camera mount- ed above, it records the degree of cloud cover. :: IN THE PICTURE