I am surprised no one has posted this item of news here or in the other place

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/me...-a3286906.html

Cheers,Alastair.

On 04/07/2016 16:16, Alastair wrote:
I am surprised no one has posted this item of news here or in the other place

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/me...-a3286906.html

Cheers,Alastair.


I thought they (as part of world met) were abondoning the VOS scheme of
ship-board observing and reporting stations, for where there is big
holes in the coverage, on the oeans. Considering a lot of "our" weather
comes from the Atlantic, sats all very good but sea-level observations
often have the dege.

On Monday, 4 July 2016 16:16:31 UTC+1, Alastair wrote:
I am surprised no one has posted this item of news here or in the other place

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/me...-a3286906.html

Cheers,Alastair.

Its pathetic. No 1 its not that important and 2 people will not run these according to a criteria that will provide a authentic , accurate record. Wasn't this how weather recording started where a very few people collected their own data. However that is no substitute for professionally run weather stations especially in a period where extremes in a OTT AGW sensitive atmosphere will be be used as proof either way

On Monday, 4 July 2016 16:16:31 UTC+1, Alastair wrote:

I am surprised no one has posted this item of news here or in the other place

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/me...-a3286906.html

An obvious ploy from the flowerpotbank to get us warm and cosy and ready to live under a windmill.
BTW
FlowerpotsRus is thataway
Meanwhile us survivors are going to rethink this new old new forumula.

In the future silly lies and empty posts are going to have to be silenced immediately from a stock of replies designed to make the unwitting think and the unruly angry.

It should be easy enough to find the perfect link and just post that and do it with each and every post that idiocy requires.

If we happen to be wrong about climate-gate, come back in 30 years time and tell us exactly how wrong we were. The old fashioned gentlemen's club routine may still work on the new moderated group but thoughtlessness here will be dealt with summarily.

I don't want to have to start swearing at gormlessness again. I don't really enjoy shameful conduct but some people are just too far gone for reasoning with.

Thanks for the post though but no thanks.

On Monday, 4 July 2016 16:16:31 UTC+1, Alastair wrote:
I am surprised no one has posted this item of news here or in the other place

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/me...-a3286906.html

Cheers,Alastair.
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They have launched a new WOW system as well.

'To provide accurate weather forecasts and to understand the impacts of the resulting weather we need high quality, information-rich global observations. The photographs, videos and information collected in WOW will provide us with a powerful tool to create a more visual, localised picture of the weather and its impacts, enabling us to improve forecasting and warning services to all.'

https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/


Len
Wembury
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On Monday, 4 July 2016 17:34:32 UTC+1, Lawrence Jenkins wrote:
On Monday, 4 July 2016 16:16:31 UTC+1, Alastair wrote:
I am surprised no one has posted this item of news here or in the other place

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/me...-a3286906.html

Cheers,Alastair.

Its pathetic. No 1 its not that important and 2 people will not run these according to a criteria that will provide a authentic , accurate record. Wasn't this how weather recording started where a very few people collected their own data. However that is no substitute for professionally run weather stations especially in a period where extremes in a OTT AGW sensitive atmosphere will be be used as proof either way

Whoa! Pass the smelling salts. Ah, ammonia, that's better. The reason for this embarrassing hiatus is because I agree with every point you make. The vast majority of people have no idea how to record temperature. To them the idea of proper exposure probably means something to do with photography.
Also, I'd tell the Met Office to get its own sodding data. What a cheek they've got. If they can't afford it it's because they're labouring under a bean-counter culture. Or is it a nod to populism? They really ought to try and regain some self-regard. Joe Bloggs' 108 just outside his front door will do them no good at all. Oh, is it Centigrade? Sorry.

Tudor Hughes

On 2016-07-04 15:16:30 +0000, Alastair said:

I am surprised no one has posted this item of news here or in the other place

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/me...-a3286906.html


Cheers,Alastair.

I assume they are paying for them then?
Where does one apply for the voucher?

--
Asha
nature.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

"Asha Santon" wrote in message ...

1. I assume they are paying for them then?

Why would you assume that?

2. Where does one apply for the voucher?

See 1.

On 2016-07-05 13:44:06 +0000, JohnD said:

"Asha Santon" wrote in message ...
1. I assume they are paying for them then?

Why would you assume that?

2. Where does one apply for the voucher?

See 1.

Because they are asking us to do it for them as they have insufficient
data (apparently).

Why would anyone assume that someone else (you or I) would fund their
work for them?

--
Asha
nature.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

"Asha Santon" wrote in message ...

Why would anyone assume that someone else (you or I) would fund their work
for them?

Because a lot of people are already happy to do so - the principle is
well-established. I can't quickly see what the existing (UK) membership of
WOW is but I suspect 200-300 sites. Looking at other weather networks, eg
weatherlink.com, there are somewhere around 700-800 active stations in the
UK. Wunderground will probably be more, though less easy to separate private
and 'official' stations. (In passing, Scotland is not well represented, away
from the central belt - that's partly a population thing, though people
living in areas with more interesting weather are often also more likely to
own stations - much less point in central London for instance, so that's not
a complete explanation. Maybe the Scots are less willing to give the UKMO
something for free. I don't blame them, just reporting the facts.)

Once users have set up an AWS (automatic weather station) then many are
delighted by the idea that they can contribute their data to some official
entity like the Met Office. So no shortage of volunteers in principle.

John Dann
www.weatherstations.co.uk