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Old June 8th 06, 11:23 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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In article .com,
Waghorn writes:

perhaps a sentence or two might be added on his work on the 'Helm
wind', there was a New Scientist article a little while ago.


The reference is 'When the helm wind blows', New scientist, 14 May
2005, p50-51.
(I can scan it if you like)


Thanks. But for just a sentence or two, that might be a disproportionate
amount of trouble for you to go to. If you'd rather not edit the Manley
entry yourself, then perhaps you could email me a sentence or two that
you'd like included? (The Reply-To address on this news article will
work.)

Alternatively perhaps something along the following lines might be
appropriate: "He carried out valuable research into the 'Helm Wind', a
north-east wind that the local topology causes to blow down the
south-west slope of Crossfell in the Pennines with unusual strength."
(I've largely lifted that description from p85 of "Climate and the
British Scene".) I imagine that this would best be inserted after the
description of the Dun Fell observations.

I'm a bit short on spare time ATM, but I'spose as well as Ludlam one
should have Sawyer and Sutcliffe as well, on the dynamicists side from
the C20. I think R S Scorer is still alive.
I'm slightly dubious about including the living


OTOH if they are truly distinguished I feel that they deserve an entry.

My comment about the lack of entries was based on listing entries where
the Category "climatologists" had been specified. There could be a few
more entries where it hasn't been.
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