Difference between revisions of "Weather Station"
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| − | "In 1992 Bidston's weather station finally succumbed to the inevitable and became automatic. It was no longer considered viable to have staff attending every day of the year to observe the weather, particularly as the national trend was now towards long holidays at Christmas and New Year." | + | "In 1992 Bidston's weather station finally succumbed to the inevitable and became automatic. It was no longer considered viable to have staff attending every day of the year to observe the weather, particularly as the national trend was now towards long holidays at Christmas and New Year."<ref name="scoffield">''Bidston Observatory, the place and the people'', Joyce Scoffield</ref> |
| − | "Unfortunately observations of cloud and visibility fell victim to the new system, as at that time there were no instruments available which would have satisfied our requirement. It would have been difficult to continue observing visibility in any case, as the view from the Observatory roof was now being obscured by the tall trees. These were protected by law and could not be pruned."<ref | + | "Unfortunately observations of cloud and visibility fell victim to the new system, as at that time there were no instruments available which would have satisfied our requirement. It would have been difficult to continue observing visibility in any case, as the view from the Observatory roof was now being obscured by the tall trees. These were protected by law and could not be pruned."<ref name="scoffield"> |
Revision as of 03:45, 5 August 2021
"In 1992 Bidston's weather station finally succumbed to the inevitable and became automatic. It was no longer considered viable to have staff attending every day of the year to observe the weather, particularly as the national trend was now towards long holidays at Christmas and New Year."[1]
"Unfortunately observations of cloud and visibility fell victim to the new system, as at that time there were no instruments available which would have satisfied our requirement. It would have been difficult to continue observing visibility in any case, as the view from the Observatory roof was now being obscured by the tall trees. These were protected by law and could not be pruned."<ref name="scoffield">
- ↑ Bidston Observatory, the place and the people, Joyce Scoffield
