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| adam_text | Titel: History of the Meteorological Office
Autor: Walker, J. Malcolm
Jahr: 2012
Contents
List of Illustrations page ix
Foreword by Lord Hunt of Chesterton, FRS xv
Additional Commentary by Dr David N Axford, CEng, FIET,
CMet(ret), FRMetS xxi
Acknowledgements xxiii
Abbreviations xxv
1 Seeds Are Sown 1
Meteorology in Ancient Times 2
The Dawn of Modern Meteorology 3
The Origins and Growth of Marine Meteorology 6
The Emergence of Organized Meteorology 8
Early Attempts to Model Weather Systems 11
Progress through Organized Science 13
Networks of Observers Develop 17
The Outcome of a Conference 19
2 Statistics and Storms 23
A New Government Department Is Born 24
The Great Desiderata of Meteorology 30
The Formation of the Scottish Meteorological Society 32
Progress at the Meteorological Department 34
Operational Storm Warnings 38
Forecasts for the General Public 44
Departmental Growth 45
Criticism and Controversy 47
3 Inquiry and Criticism 55
A New Beginning 55
The Galton Report 60
Reactions and Consequences 65
FitzRoy s Reputation 68
FitzRoy s Successor 71
Under New Management 73
4 The Fight over Forecasts 78
The Campaign in Parliament to Restore Storm Warnings 78
Efforts in the Press to Restore Storm Warnings 83
Resumption of Storm Warnings 85
A New Home for the Meteorological Office 88
An Important New Publication 89
Weather Charts for the Public 90
Owen Rowland - A Notable Amateur Weather Forecaster 92
Trans-Atlantic Weather Warnings 94
A Mid-Atlantic Observatory - An Idea before Its Time 98
Resumption of Weather Forecasts for the Public 100
5 Squalls and Settled Spells 102
Changes in the Role of Kew Observatory 102
An Unsuccessful Proposal from the Astronomer-Royal 104
London and Scotland Disagree 106
The Birth of the International Meteorological Organization 109
Another Change in Management of the Meteorological Office 112
Disappointment and Discontent 116
Science at Last 119
The Value of Weather Forecasts 122
Advances in Theoretical Meteorology 124
6 The Emergence of Science 126
A Scientist with Vision 127
Further Developments at Kew Observatory 133
Glimpses of Everyday Life 136
A Fresh Approach 142
A New Form of Communication 147
Shaw s Early Impact on the Meteorological Office 149
7 A Decade of Change 151
Yet Another Inquiry 151
Yet Another Reorganization 155
A New Home for the Meteorological Office 157
Advances in Research and Education 164
The Budget of the Meteorological Office 169
A New Meteorological Branch in Scotland 173
Communications and Standardization 177
The Continuing Impact of Shaw 178
8 The Great War 180
The Emergence of Aeronautics 180
The Outcome of a Disaster 183
War Breaks Out 185
A Professor of Meteorology at South Farnborough 188
Wartime Field Units of the Meteorological Office 191
Further Wartime Work of Charles Cave 197
Serving the Needs of Wartime 199
Whither the Meteorological Office? 202
The Prospect of a National Meteorological Institute 209
The Meteorological Office Transfers to the Air Ministry 212
Miscellaneous Developments 218
9 The Inter-War Period 223
Meteorological Services Are Resumed 224
Scottish Meteorological Society Difficulties 229
New Directions for Sir Napier Shaw 230
A New Director 233
Under New Management 236
Steady Progress 242
The Rise and Fall of Airships 249
Meteorology from the Air 253
Meteorological Education and Training 256
Further Notable Developments 261
10 The Clouds of War 264
The Pre-War Years 266
War Breaks Out 271
Military Operations during the War 276
Operational Requirements at Home 284
Internal Reorganization 288
Wartime Experiences and Reminiscences 290
Forecasts and Observations 294
Peace Returns 303
11 Aftermath of War to Forecasting by Numbers 307
Further Reorganization of the Meteorological Office 307
Revival of the International Meteorological Organization 311
Research Developments 313
Developments in Weather Forecasting 315
Floating Meteorological Observatories 321
Meteorological Services for the Public 325
Severe Weather Events 328
A New Director 331
The Brabazon Report 334
Progress at Home and Abroad 340
The Office s First Electronic Computer 347
The Move to Bracknell 350
12 Global Meteorology 354
Fahrenheit or Celsius 354
Weather Forecasting Developments 356
A New Director-General 358
Research Developments in the 1960s 365
New Meteorological Services 369
International Developments 378
An Exciting New Era 384
Automatic Systems Develop 387
Developments at Reading 394
End of an Era 397
13 Winds of Change 401
A Host of Environmental Concerns 403
A New Director-General 409
Progress and Storms 415
More Independence for the Met Office 419
Further Important Developments for the Met Office 423
A New Chief Executive 427
Further Changes of Direction for the Met Office 434
Uncertain Times 441
Controversy Continues 447
Epilogue 451
Postscript 453
Index 455
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