"John Dann" wrote in message
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Many thanks Philip - that's very helpful.

I've been trying for some time to get hold of a copy of the
Observer's
Handbook but it still appears to be out of print whenever I look -
unless I'm looking in the wrong place! I presume that no-one has any
news of a reprint possibly or any sort of online availability?

.... Amazon have a few: not sure if it will ever be reprinted; most of
the Met Office stuff is now done online.

Martin.

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