Astro Seminar: The UK weather radar network- a remote sensing story.
Seminar by Malcolm Kitchen, Honorary Professor, faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter
| An Astrophysics seminar | |
|---|---|
| Speaker(s) | Malcolm Kitchen |
| Date | 9 July 2025 |
| Time | 14:00 to 15:00 |
| Place | Physics Building 4th floor |
Event details
Abstract
The curious story of how the Met Office staff were involved in building both the very first air defence radars prior to WW2, and the current weather radars that are part of the National Infrastructure.
The talk will also touch on the difficulties to be overcome in using remote sensing instruments in an operational environment.
Location:
Physics Building
