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In the Spotlight Weather Satellites 20 April 2014 Observations of the weather are made 24 hours a day, all over the world. The main observations are from weather satellites, balloons, landbased instruments, ships, buoys and aircraft.
Weather Measuring Wind Speed: What is an anemometer? 06 March 2014 A device for measuring wind speed is known as an anemometer.
Weather Great British Storms: British storms captured in literature and some that shaped weather forecasting as we know today. 20 November 2013 Forecasting
Climate FAAM fanatics 01 July 2013 Jessica Victor, along with colleagues from Derby University, have been lucky enough to make a documentary about the Facility for Airborne Measurements (FAAM).