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This short article describes an experience of the weather in the Cairngorms on the exceptionally hot day of 1 July 2015. Prepared for the unexpected heat and dryness, we missed the obvious forecast thunderstorms. It is intended as a talking point and contribution from lived experience to add to discussion of that unusual day, rather than a technical meteorological analysis.
In 1922 Lewis Fry Richardson published a remarkable book, Weather Prediction by Numerical Process, describing his attempt to forecast changes in the weather by numerical means. In his preface, Richardson wrote: This investigation grew out of a study of finite differences and first took shape in 1911 as the fantasy … [described below]. Several artists have created images of the forecast factory. One...
The first paper this month is Neil Wells’ examination of the effect of the warmth of the North Atlantic Ocean on the climate of northwestern Europe: ‘The North Atlantic Ocean and climate change in the UK and northern Europe’ on p. 3. Although the topic of the moderation of temperature changes in western high latitudes is a favourite for geography students at school, Dr Wells adds much in his article,...
This article considers the changes in the North Atlantic Ocean since the commencement of the RAPID array in 2004, which measures the Meridional Overturning Circulation. Emphasis is placed on the heat and freshwater transports associated with this circulation and its influence on the climate of the UK.
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