Exploring contemporary amateur meteorology through an historical lens

Morris, Carol; Endfield, Georgina H.

doi:10.1002/wea.800

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“…Approximately half of the membership is retired or semi‐retired, but of course, we warmly welcome new and younger members too: a considerable number of our members were not even born when the first issue of COL appeared.Some years back, motivations of COL members were examined by academics from the University of Nottingham, examining contemporary and amateur meteorology as a socio‐cultural phenomenon and comparing it with similar organisations in the past, such as the British Rainfall Organization. Interviews were conducted with members all over the country, and the study was published in Weather (Morris and Endfield, 2012). It was found that, like their historical predecessors, ‘… modern amateurs invest significant time and effort in their observations and recording, maintaining a routine and displaying significant discipline and commitment in this respect.…”

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The Climatological Observers Link (COL) at 50

Burt

2020

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Section: Organisational Activities and Prioritiesmentioning

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“…The public is increasingly interconnected and, with enhanced communications technologies, there are great opportunities to deliver warnings through novel channels (e.g., social media). Citizens have volunteered to contribute to quantitative real-time weather observations for a number of years (Cifelli et al 2005;Morris and Endfield 2012). The public has displayed an eagerness to feed back to forecasters information about on-the-ground conditions (e.g., uploading photographs of flooded regions to the Internet) and corporations such as Google have facilitated community mutual aid during disasters (Merchant et al 2011;Fig.…”

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Challenges of Operational River Forecasting

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Ramos³

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Journal of Hydrometeorology

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Skillful and timely streamflow forecasts are critically important to water managers and emergency protection services. To provide these forecasts, hydrologists must predict the behavior of complex coupled human-natural systems using incomplete and uncertain information and imperfect models. Moreover, operational predictions often integrate anecdotal information and unmodeled factors. Forecasting agencies face four key challenges: 1) making the most of available data, 2) making accurate predictions using models, 3) turning hydrometeorological forecasts into effective warnings, and 4) administering an operational service. Each challenge presents a variety of research opportunities, including the development of automated quality-control algorithms for the myriad of data used in operational streamflow forecasts, data assimilation, and ensemble forecasting techniques that allow for forecaster input, methods for using humangenerated weather forecasts quantitatively, and quantification of human interference in the hydrologic cycle. Furthermore, much can be done to improve the communication of probabilistic forecasts and to design a forecasting paradigm that effectively combines increasingly sophisticated forecasting technology with subjective forecaster expertise. These areas are described in detail to share a real-world perspective and focus for ongoing research endeavors.

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“…There is a wealth of literature that addresses what I term here ‘enthusiastic geographies’, specifically surrounding the emotional intensities of individuals, groups and researchers in relation to particular interests. There has been fascinating work on: re‐enactment (Crang ), folk music (Yarwood and Charlton ), car‐booting (Gregson and Crewe ), allotments (DeSilvey ), rare breed societies (Yarwood and Evans ), radio collectors (Ellis and Haywood ) and most recently industrial archaeology and ‘bunkerology’ (Geoghegan ; Bennett ), model railways (Yarwood and Shaw ), amateur meteorology (Morris and Endfield ) and ornithology (Toogood ). As Bishop and Hoggett assert, enthusiasm is ‘the bedrock of everyday culture and leisure activity in Britain’ (, 3).…”

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Emotional geographies of enthusiasm: belonging to the Telecommunications Heritage Group

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2012

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Enthusiasm has long been associated with notions of impassioned mood, intensity of feeling and passionate dedication. Despite this burgeoning field of 'enthusiastic geographies' , the conceptualisation of enthusiasm has until now remained largely untouched by geographers. This article develops recent work on emotional geographies in order to shed light on the emergence, experience and spatial implications of enthusiasm in group settings. It draws upon interview material with members of the UK's Telecommunications Heritage Group in order to examine enthusiasm as an emotional affiliation. It is argued in this article that enthusiasm influences passions, performances and actions in space, revealing the mutual 'closeness' , exclusivity of knowledgeability and sociability among participants.

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Exploring contemporary amateur meteorology through an historical lens

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

The Climatological Observers Link (COL) at 50

The Climatological Observers Link (COL) at 50

Challenges of Operational River Forecasting

Emotional geographies of enthusiasm: belonging to the Telecommunications Heritage Group

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