Author Description
The Radcliffe Observatory possesses the longest continuous series of single-site weather records in the British Isles, and one of the longest in the world. The book comprises weather commentaries by month and season, a chronology of notable weather events in Oxford since the 17th Century, an analysis of climate change in Oxford over two centuries.
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THE THESIS
How does the continuous, multi-century meteorological record of the Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford provide a definitive baseline for understanding local and global climate shifts? The authors, Stephen Burt and T. P. Burt, utilize their expertise in meteorology to synthesize centuries of observational data, offering a rigorous examination of weather patterns and long-term climatic trends in the British Isles.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Detailed monthly and seasonal weather commentaries spanning over two centuries.
- A comprehensive chronology of significant weather events occurring in Oxford since the 17th century.
- Statistical analysis of climate change indicators derived from the Radcliffe Observatory records.
Scope Limits
- The analysis is geographically restricted to the Oxford site and its immediate surroundings.
- The text does not provide global climate modeling beyond the context of the local data set.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a foundational reference for historical climatology due to the unique continuity of the Radcliffe Observatory records. Readers frequently note the technical precision of the data presentation, making it a standard resource for researchers studying long-term meteorological trends.
Page Count:
530
Publication Date:
2019-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191872733
ISBN-13:
9780191872730
History
Climatology
Meteorology
Oxford
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