A few day ago I posted details of an AVI animation I had done on the
recent Biscay storm, and had a few folk comment on it.

Checking my web page statistics today revealed a massive 859 attempts to
download the file in just the last couple of days!! The vast majority
had come via:

www.wetter-zentrale.com

I had a look at the site, but my German is almost non-existent so I
couldn't see a reference to it, even in the forums. I'm not complaining
as 1&1 can well cope with the surge of interest, but just intrigued.
There were lots of failed attempts as well with alternative endings
instead of .avi.

Anyone in the know, or able to see a reference to it on the site just to
satisfy my curiosity? The reference was to:

www.cambrensis.org.uk/Biscaystorm.avi

Cheers,
James
--
James Brown

try
http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools


"James Brown" wrote in message
...
A few day ago I posted details of an AVI animation I had done on the recent
Biscay storm, and had a few folk comment on it.

Checking my web page statistics today revealed a massive 859 attempts to
download the file in just the last couple of days!! The vast majority had
come via:

www.wetter-zentrale.com

I had a look at the site, but my German is almost non-existent so I
couldn't see a reference to it, even in the forums. I'm not complaining as
1&1 can well cope with the surge of interest, but just intrigued. There
were lots of failed attempts as well with alternative endings instead of
.avi.

Anyone in the know, or able to see a reference to it on the site just to
satisfy my curiosity? The reference was to:

www.cambrensis.org.uk/Biscaystorm.avi

Cheers,
James
--
James Brown

In message , Alan
writes
try
http://translate.google.com/translat...e.com&langpair
=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools


Doesn't seem to work on the forums page.

J.
--
James Brown

James Brown wrote:

A few day ago I posted details of an AVI animation I had done on the
recent Biscay storm, and had a few folk comment on it.

Checking my web page statistics today revealed a massive 859 attempts to
download the file in just the last couple of days!! The vast majority
had come via:

www.wetter-zentrale.com

I had a look at the site, but my German is almost non-existent so I
couldn't see a reference to it, even in the forums. I'm not complaining
as 1&1 can well cope with the surge of interest, but just intrigued.
There were lots of failed attempts as well with alternative endings
instead of .avi.

Anyone in the know, or able to see a reference to it on the site just to
satisfy my curiosity? The reference was to:

www.cambrensis.org.uk/Biscaystorm.avi

Cheers,
James


If you have access to your web server's logs the referrer is probably logged
in there so you can see exactly which page the hits were coming from.


--
Brian Wakem

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:57:33 +0100, James Brown wrote in

snip
Anyone in the know, or able to see a reference to it on the site just to
satisfy my curiosity? The reference was to:

www.cambrensis.org.uk/Biscaystorm.avi

Hi James

It took some time wading through the forums but I think this is the source
of all the hits. It was a thread started at 22.13 on the 27th.

http://www.wetter-zentrale.com/cgi-b...pl?read=581704

I had the same happen to me last year when I posted my aurora images.
Within an hour, two astronomical websites had a link on their home pages.

--
Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 29/10/2004 21:48:42 UTC

In message , Mike Tullett
writes
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:57:33 +0100, James Brown wrote in

snip
Anyone in the know, or able to see a reference to it on the site just to
satisfy my curiosity? The reference was to:

www.cambrensis.org.uk/Biscaystorm.avi

Hi James

It took some time wading through the forums but I think this is the source
of all the hits. It was a thread started at 22.13 on the 27th.

http://www.wetter-zentrale.com/cgi-b...pl?read=581704

I had the same happen to me last year when I posted my aurora images.
Within an hour, two astronomical websites had a link on their home pages.


Thanks so much Mike! I'll have to try and see what the discussion was
about now.

Nos da

J.
--
James Brown

I think we have seen the same Joachim occasionally posting to this group
(I pay some attention to other foreigners !)
The text is approximately:
"OBSERVATION: Biskaya storm as Met8-Avi-Film
Hello I found a AVI film straight in the English weather forum (
uk.sci.weather). one made with the 15-minute Meteosat8 IR-10.8um
pictures - however CAUTION: 60 MT, only for broadband users!!!
Now it seems to be somewhat slow - too many people downloading it
simultaneously ?"
You get a readable translation even from babelfish: world.altavista.com/

Cheers, Elena
(who read 5 years German 20 years ago).


James Brown wrote:
In message , Mike Tullett
writes

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:57:33 +0100, James Brown wrote in

snip

Anyone in the know, or able to see a reference to it on the site just to
satisfy my curiosity? The reference was to:

www.cambrensis.org.uk/Biscaystorm.avi


Hi James

It took some time wading through the forums but I think this is the
source
of all the hits. It was a thread started at 22.13 on the 27th.

http://www.wetter-zentrale.com/cgi-b...pl?read=581704

I had the same happen to me last year when I posted my aurora images.
Within an hour, two astronomical websites had a link on their home pages.


Thanks so much Mike! I'll have to try and see what the discussion was
about now.

Nos da

J.

Elena Saltikoff wrote in message ...
:I think we have seen the same Joachim occasionally posting to this group


Yes. This is Joachim Schug from Switzerland who has often posted to
uk.sci.weather in the past.

:"OBSERVATION: Biskaya storm as Met8-Avi-Film

Biscay storm ...

:Hello I found a AVI film straight in the English weather forum

:uk.sci.weather). one made with the 15-minute Meteosat8 IR-10.8um
ictures - however CAUTION: 60 MT, only for broadband users!!!
:Now it seems to be somewhat slow - too many people downloading it
:simultaneously ?"

Not bad at all, Elena ;-) I suggest something like:

"Just found in the British weather forum (uk.sci.weather) ... someone has
made an AVI film from the 15-minute Meteosat 8 IR-10.8um (?) pictures - but
BEWA 60 MB, only for broadband users !!!
What's more, it seems a bit sluggish just now - too many people trying to
download it ?"

What is this "10.8um" ?

Colin Youngs
Unexpectedly still in Brussels. As a result of a public transport strike
in Brussels yesterday I missed my train to London and am having to put off
my trip to the UK until next weekend !

Colin Youngs wrote:
Elena Saltikoff wrote in message ...
:I think we have seen the same Joachim occasionally posting to this group


Yes. This is Joachim Schug from Switzerland who has often posted to
uk.sci.weather in the past.

:"OBSERVATION: Biskaya storm as Met8-Avi-Film

Biscay storm ...

:Hello I found a AVI film straight in the English weather forum

:uk.sci.weather). one made with the 15-minute Meteosat8 IR-10.8um
ictures - however CAUTION: 60 MT, only for broadband users!!!
:Now it seems to be somewhat slow - too many people downloading it
:simultaneously ?"

Not bad at all, Elena ;-) I suggest something like:

"Just found in the British weather forum (uk.sci.weather) ... someone has
made an AVI film from the 15-minute Meteosat 8 IR-10.8um (?) pictures - but
BEWA 60 MB, only for broadband users !!!
What's more, it seems a bit sluggish just now - too many people trying to
download it ?"

What is this "10.8um" ?
Wavelegth of the satellite channel.
Really should be my-m, my being the Greek character which looks like "u"
with tail.
Short of micrometer. 1000 000th part of meter.

Btw the clumsy translation was mainly from altavista, I just added the
parts it did not do (like order of words in a sentence).

Elena, back in Finland




Colin Youngs
Unexpectedly still in Brussels. As a result of a public transport strike
in Brussels yesterday I missed my train to London and am having to put off
my trip to the UK until next weekend !

James Brown wrote in message ...
:Thanks so much Mike! I'll have to try and see what the discussion was
:about now.

There is not really a discussion.

Philipp from Munich asks why the clouds over western France are streaming
east or south-eastwards out of the depression.

Mirko from near Berlin says the film is "magnificent", "a text book example"
and "should be stored".

Rainer Schweizer says the "data protection people" in Offenbach (DWD -
German Weather Service) will have to work overtime again ...

Colin Youngs
Brussels