October 25th 05, 12:13 PM
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Shortage of TS
"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
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Hello Bernard
I've been trying to cross reference your data with RAOB soundings from
Herstmonecux.
I presumed there was a discrepancy, because your data, records if thunder
happen within the last 24 hours, while the RAOB soundings are a snapshot,
only taken at noon and midnight.
I cannot understand how Herstmonceux can become automated, when there
needs to be someone to send a weather balloon up twice a day.
I get my RAOB data from the University of Wyoming, I presumed that all
RAOB soundings made in the British Isles are carried out by the Met
office.
Joe
Wolverhampton
Bernard Burton wrote:
The figures for Wokingham for the summer months (Jun, Jul Aug) are as
follows
1999 13
2000 8
2001 10
2002 8
2003 5
2004 6
2005 7
Beware possible changes in observing practices at the stations you use.
Herstmonceux has probably become mainly automated obs during that period.
If
your data is supplied by the Met Office, you should query this point with
them.
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Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.
Satellite images at:
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html
"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
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Hello All,
I've notice while compiling data for my uni project, some simple stats.
Station: Herstmonceux
May to Aug inclusive
Year Number of TS
1999 13
2000 10
2001 5
2002 4
2003 1
2004 5
2005 1
Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl
Surely Herstmonceux uses Auto Sondes, which obviously require some prior
manual attention but not sure how this relates to somone available to
hear thunder 24 hrs a day ?
NSS
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