Publications

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MeteorologicaI Instrumentation

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1.      Aerosol backscatter profiles from ceilometers: Validation of water vapor correction in the framework of CeiLinEx2015 Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 12(1):471-490 · January 2019

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2.      Intercomparison of aerosol measurements performed with multi-wavelength Raman lidars, automatic lidars and ceilometers in the framework of INTERACT-II campaign Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11(4):2459-2475 · April 2018 

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3.      The CS135 Ceilometer, Presentation at RMetS meeting 'Lasers in the sky ', June 2016

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4.      Field trial of an automated ground‐based infrared cloud classification system pages 779 -788), Meteorological Applications, Volume 22, Issue 4, October 2015

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5.      Present Weather and Visibility Instruments - telling users what they want and need to know, Meteorological Technology World Expo 2015

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6.      Simple Off-The-Shelf Ceilometers Find Increasing Applications in Air Quality, Environmental Technology, August 2014

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7.      Comparison of Convective Mixing Layer Heights Retrieved by Ceilometer and Doppler Lidar AMS 21st Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence - June 2014

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8.      Automated cloud classification using a ground based infra-red camera and texture analysis techniques, presented at Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XVIII,  September 2013

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9.      A Field Study to Characterise the Measurement of Precipitation Using Different Types of Sensor, Poster Presentation at the WMO Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation, TECO-2012

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10.  Wind Measurement, AWE International, March 2010

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11.  Weather Monitoring, AWE International, March 2008

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12.  Can numerical weather prediction replace observations? Weather Vol61, pp194-195, 2006

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13.  Back to basics - radiosondes, 'Weather', Vol 58, No 9, September 2003

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Plume Risk Mapping

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1.      The importance of wind speed and direction for hazardous smoke plumes, and future developments, Journal of Fire Risk Management, December 2018

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2.      Wind measurements at chemical storage sites, Presentation at RMetS Special Interest Group on Observing Systems meeting: Location, Location, Verification - how can users and providers of observations assure fitness for purpose, May 2008

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3.      Development of a real-time warning system for smoke and airborne toxic material, Fire Safety Technology and Management Vol 9. pp19-23, 2006

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4.      Predicting toxic plumes - the state of the art, Industrial Safety Management, Vol 6, Edition 4, October 2004

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Sailing Meteorology

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1.      Sailing Weather Lore – Science and Folklore, Presentation at a Royal Meteorological Society/Royal Institute of Navigation meeting 'Weather and Sailing', November 2014

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2.      Weather to Sail, the Complete Guide to Sailing Weather, Published by Crowood Press, September 1999

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3.      Whither the wind? Practical Boat Owner', No. 450, June 2004

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4.      Wind direction profiles and yacht sails. Weather (R.Met.Soc.), VOL. 56 NO. 5, 2001

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5.      A study of shipping forecast accuracy, Weather (R.Met.Soc.), VOL. 53 NO. 2, 1998

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6.      A short study of forecast performance. Practical Boat Owner, 355, pp. 57–60. 1996

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Other

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1.      Weather Lore, presentation to RMetS Amateur meteorologists symposium, September 2010

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2.     How steady is the wind? Weather (R.Met.Soc.), VOL. 60 NO. 3, 2005

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3.      An investigation of possible systematic wind-direction changes associated with sudden increases in wind speed, Meteorological Applications, VOL. 1 NO. 2, 1994

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4.      Wind direction and gusts. Weather (R.Met.Soc.), VOL. 45 NO. 10, 1990

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5.      Sea temperatures and coastal winds. Weather (R.Met.Soc.), VOL. 44 NO. 6, 1989