Royal Meteorological Society

Symons Memorial Lecture Speakers
March 1926	Some recent advances in atmospheric physics Prof S Chapman
March 1927	Turbulence Prof G I Taylor
March 1928	The sun’s cycle of activity Mr H W Newton
March 1929	Weather and wireless Mr R A Watson Watt
March 1930	Meteorology and water supply Dr Herbert Lapworth
March 1931	Navigation from the Viking period to the present day in relation to science and meteorology Com E C Shankland
March 1932	Soil physics in relation to meteorology Dr B A Keen
March 1933	Cosmic radiation Mr P M S Blackett MA FRS
March 1934	British Polar year expedition to Fort Rae, NW Canada 1932-1933 Mr J M Stagg MA BSc
March 1935	Airwaves from explosions Dr F J W Whipple
March 1936	The Greenland ice-cap as seen by a meteorologist Dr F Loewe
March 1937	Natural and artificial clouds Prof D Brunt
16 March 1938	Atlantic flight and its bearings on meteorology Mr F Entwhistle
13 April 1939	Ecological aspects of meteorology Prof E J Salisbury FRS
17 April 1940	Climates of the past: a review of the geographical evidence Prof P G H Boswell OBE DSc FRS
16 April 1941	Some inter-relationships of meteorology and oceanography Dr J N Carruthers F.Inst.P
18 March 1942	The atmospheres of the planets Dr H Spencer Jones FRS, Astronomer Royal
17 March 1943	Atoms, molecules and radiation Prof H Dingle ARCS, DSc
19 April 1944	Some recent contributions to the study of climatic change Mr Gordon Manley, MA MSc
18 April 1945	Water circulation and surface boundaries in the oceans Dr G E R Deacon FRS
20 March 1946	Energy in the atmosphere Sir Charles W B Normand CIE MA DSc
16 April 1947	Weather forecasts Ernest Gold CB, DSO, FRS
21 April 1948	Some problems in radio meteorology H G Booker MA PhD
20 April 1949	Waves and swells Dr G E R Deacon FRS
19 April 1950	Theories of the origin of cosmic rays Prof P J Blackett FRS
21 March 1951	The role of atmospheric disturbances in the general atmospheric circulation Prof E Palmén
19 March 1952	World-wide oscillations in the earth’s atmosphere Dr M V Wilkes
29 April 1953	Lightning Dr T W Wormell
7 April 1954	Heat convection and buoyancy effects in fluids Dr G K Batchelor
27 April 1955	Radio astronomy and the fringe of atmosphere Prof A C B Lovell
11 April 1956	The Polar aurora Mr J Paton
3 April 1957	Experiments at high altitudes with free balloons Prof C F Powell FRS
2 April 1958	Solar radiation Prof C W Allen
1 April 1959	The highest parts of the ionosphere J A Radcliffe
4 May 1960	The general circulation of the atmosphere Dr Ragnar Fjorloff
1 March 1961	Satellites and the earth’s outer atmosphere Dr D G King-Hele
4 April 1962	Costive rays and meteorology Prof G D Rochester
27 March 1963	The general circulation Dr J Smagorinsky
27 May 1964	Geophysics and palaeoclimatology Prof S K Runcorn
7 April 1965	Ocean currents Dr M S Longuet-Higgins
13 April 1966	The solar corona Dr R Wilson
5 April 1967	Information engineering Prof S Gill
3 April 1968	The Roseby wave Prof G W Platzman
30 April 1969	Unsteady wind-driven ocean currents Prof M J Lighthill
29 April 1970	The origin of the earth’s magnetic and gravitational fields Dr R Hide
20 April 1971	Buildings in the wind Prof P R Olsen
15 March 1972	The cycle of atmospheric gales, natural and man-made Prof Dr Chi Junge
21 March 1973	Rain, runoff and rivers Prof J R D Francis
20 March 1974	Dynamics of deserts Prof J G Charney
19 March 1975	Recent developments in dynamical oceanography Dr F P Bretherton
17 March 1976	Towards the understanding and prediction of climatic change Dr B J Mason
18 May 1977	Atmospheric pollution and bio-geochemical cycles Prof B R Bolin
17 May 1978	Empirical analysis and correction of errors in dynamical models DR C E Leith
16 May 1979	Thunderstorm electrification Prof J Latham
1980	Urban meteorology Prof T Oke
1981	Recent progress in studies of the stratosphere Dr R J Murgatroyd
18 May 1983	Geostrophy Professor A Eliassen
16 May 1984	Diagnosis and prognosis of atmospheric science controversies Dr W L Godson
15 May 1985	Climate variability on geological timescale Dr N J Schackleton
21 May 1986	A model of the worl ocean Dr Kirk Bryan
20 May 1987	The meteorological satellite archive at Dundee Mr P E Baylis
18 May 1988	Environmental measurements utilizing airborne instrumentation Professor H Fortak
17 May 1989	Numerical prediction of small scale weather - has its time come? Dr D K Lilly
16 May 1990	Atmospheric sounding from satellite - false expectation or key to improved weather prediction Professor W L Smith
15 May 1991	Fundamental aspects of atmosphere - ocean dynamics, with remarks on the ozone problem Dr M McIntyre
20 May 1992	Aspects of global ocean variability Professor W Munk
19 May 1993	Large-scale circulations in convecting atmospheres: the new paradigm Dr K Emanuel
18 May 1994	El Nino - a predictable climate fluctuation Professor G Philander
17 May 1995	The Brewer-Dobson circulation in the light of high altitude in-situ aircraft observations Dr A F Tuck
15 May 1996	The chemistry of ozone in the stratosphere and troposphere: advances during the past quarter of a century and a look ahead Professor P Crutzen
21 May 1997	Detection and attribution of climate change Professor K Hasselmann
20 May 1998	Insights into atmospheric phenomena and processes provided by advanced radars Professor K A Browning
19 May 1999	Atmospheric teleconnection patterns: A reassessment Professor J M Wallace
17 May 2000	Coupled model study of natural and anthropogenic variation of climate Professor S Manabe
16 May 2001	Economic value of ensemble forecasts: from days to decades Dr T Palmer
15 May 2002	From chemical weather to global atmospheric changes: natural and human-induced variations Dr G Brasseur
21 May 2003	Climate modelling and climate change Dr J F B Mitchell
19 May 2004	The flow of energy through the earth’s climate system Dr Kevin Trenberth
17 May 2006	Progress and challenges of meteorology in science and society Prof/Lord Julian Hunt

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