weather, climate, geographic information systems for Kent, UK and global
I have always found meteorology, climate and climate change fiendishly complicated subjects. Once you take one pace forward in any of these realms you get bogged down in mathematical and physical complexity. The search for simple answers to straightforward question is often frustrated. At the same time everyone has immediate access to an abundance of … Read more
A rainbow over the Swale Estuary viewed from Hampton Pier, Herne Bay in Kent. The post presents photographs and gives a brief outline of the science behind rainbows and double rainbows concluding with a description of the best place to view such an event.
a journal paper studying indoor and outdoor temperatures in summer heatwaves
A description of Sudden Stratospheric Warming aimed at the lay enthusiast, with graphics and links to relevant weather charts at ECMWF, NCEP and Earth.nullschool. Some comment on the likely effect of SSW on the subseasonal forecast for Kent and the UK.
long term sea level rise, locked in by slow changes in oceans and ice sheets, has implications for Kent coastline
Ham’s Secret Water is an investigation into the historical coastline around Eastry and Ham in East Kent using open-source data and geographical information system, QGIS.
An examination of maps and photographs both current and historical, to find the location of the old Whitstable lighthouse as sketched by C G Harper on his bicycle tours in the 1900s.
A walking route description, with images and maps, of the Saxon Shore Way between Cliffe and Hoo St Werburgh in Kent, UK.
Just photos of weed and jelly fish seen at low tide on west beach, Herne Bay.
