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The Field Courses of the Royal Meteorological Society OCCASIONAL PAPERS ON METEOROLOGICAL HISTORY No.17 THE FIELD COURSES OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY MALCOLM WALKER Published by The Royal Meteorological Society’s History of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Special Interest Group OCTOBER 2015 ISBN: 978-0-948090-41-7 ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY 104 OXFORD ROAD – READING – RG1 7LL – UNITED KINGDOM Telephone: +44 (0)118 956 8500 Fax: +44 (0)118 956 8571 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.rmets.org Registered charity number 208222 © Royal Meteorological Society 2015 i THE FIELD COURSES OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY Malcolm Walker Royal Meteorological Society October 2015 View across Malham Tarn at about 8pm on 28 July 1959, showing a large cumulus which shortly afterwards showed a marked anvil formation. Photograph by Nancy J Gordon published in Weather, February 1961, 16, 2, p.45. ii iii CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ...................................................................................................... v SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 1 PART 1 – The formative years POST-WAR ANTECEDENTS ............................................................................................................ 2 THE PIONEER FIELD COURSE ......................................................................................................... 3 TWO COURSES IN 1951 ................................................................................................................. 5 The course at Juniper Hall ...................................................................................................... 6 The course at Malham Tarn .................................................................................................... 7 Juniper Hall post-script ........................................................................................................... 7 COURSES IN 1952, 1953 AND 1954 ............................................................................................... 8 The course at Malham Tarn in 1952 ........................................................................................ 8 The course at Malham Tarn in 1953 ........................................................................................ 9 The course at Malham Tarn in 1954 ........................................................................................ 10 TWO COURSES IN 1955 ................................................................................................................. 11 The course at Malham Tarn .................................................................................................... 11 The course at Juniper Hall ...................................................................................................... 12 COURSES IN 1956 ......................................................................................................................... 13 The course at Flatford Mill ...................................................................................................... 13 The course at Malham Tarn .................................................................................................... 13 A NEW COURSE IN 1957 ............................................................................................................... 15 The course at Preston Montford ............................................................................................. 15 The course at Malham Tarn .................................................................................................... 15 The course at Flatford Mill ...................................................................................................... 16 THREE COURSES IN 1958 .............................................................................................................. 17 The course at Malham Tarn .................................................................................................... 17 The meteorology course at Preston Montford ........................................................................ 18 The course on Weather and Flight at Preston Montford ......................................................... 18 DEVELOPMENTS IN 1959 .............................................................................................................. 19 The meteorology course at Preston Montford in April 1959 ................................................... 19 The course on Weather and Flight at Preston Montford ......................................................... 20 The oceanography course at Dale Fort ................................................................................... 21 The meteorology course at Malham Tarn ............................................................................... 21 EIGHT COURSES IN 1960 ............................................................................................................... 22 The course at Malham Tarn .................................................................................................... 22 The course on Weather and Flight at Preston Montford ......................................................... 23 The meteorology course at Preston Montford ........................................................................ 24 The oceanography course at Dale Fort ................................................................................... 24 The course on Weather and Bird Movements at Dale Fort ...................................................... 25 COURSES IN 1961 ......................................................................................................................... 26 Meteorology at Malham Tarn ................................................................................................. 26 Meteorology at Preston Montford .......................................................................................... 26 Weather and Flight at Preston Montford ................................................................................ 27 Oceanography at Dale Fort ..................................................................................................... 27 iv Weather and Bird Movements at Dale Fort ............................................................................ 27 Week-end meteorology course at Lasham Airfield .................................................................. 28 Meteorology and Gliding in Scotland ...................................................................................... 28 Meteorology and Gliding at Portmoak in 1962 ....................................................................... 29 PART 2 – Many courses to choose from INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 31 FINANCIAL ASPECTS ...................................................................................................................... 31 Cost to the Society ................................................................................................................. 31 Assistance from the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust .............................................................. 32 Benefits to the Society ........................................................................................................... 32 Instructors .............................................................................................................................. 32 ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................................. 33 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 33 Planning ................................................................................................................................. 33 Cancellation ........................................................................................................................... 33 Publicity ................................................................................................................................. 33 Expenses ................................................................................................................................ 34 Equipment ............................................................................................................................. 34 Educational support ............................................................................................................... 34 Feedback ................................................................................................................................ 35 RESOURCES .................................................................................................................................. 35 Film strips and slides .............................................................................................................. 35 Instruments ............................................................................................................................ 36 Your Own Weather Map ......................................................................................................... 36 Books and articles .................................................................................................................. 38 FIELD COURSES FROM THE EARLY
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