A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680

The first barometers in the Americas were provided by the Royal Society of London in 1677 to correspondents in the Caribbean Island of Barbados. Colonel William Sharpe of Barbados was the first person in the Americas to make daily observations of the weather using a meteorological instrument (other...

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Autores: Chenoweth, M., Vaquero, J. M., García Herrera, Ricardo Francisco, Wheeler, D.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Meteorology
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Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
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spelling A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680Chenoweth, M.Vaquero, J. M.García Herrera, Ricardo FranciscoWheeler, D.52MeteorologyAtmospheric SciencesAstrofísicaAstronomía (Física)The first barometers in the Americas were provided by the Royal Society of London in 1677 to correspondents in the Caribbean Island of Barbados. Colonel William Sharpe of Barbados was the first person in the Americas to make daily observations of the weather using a meteorological instrument (other than a wind vane) and made the first known measurements of barometric pressure within the circulation of a hurricane on 12 August 1680. His record provides new insight into the early history of the barometer and early perceptions of tropical weather, vindicates the hypothesis that the barometer would prove useful in detecting hurricanes, and contributes to Edmund Halley's understanding of the empirical distinctions between the Tropics and temperate zones. Sharpe's name and contributions, previously unknown to the meteorological community, can now be properly recognized.American Meteorological SocietyUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20072007-12-0120072007-12-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51667reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/516672026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680
title A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680
spellingShingle A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680
Chenoweth, M.
52
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
title_short A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680
title_full A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680
title_fullStr A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680
title_full_unstemmed A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680
title_sort A pioneer in tropical meteorology: William Sharpe's Barbados weather journal, April-August 1680
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chenoweth, M.
Vaquero, J. M.
García Herrera, Ricardo Francisco
Wheeler, D.
author Chenoweth, M.
author_facet Chenoweth, M.
Vaquero, J. M.
García Herrera, Ricardo Francisco
Wheeler, D.
author_role author
author2 Vaquero, J. M.
García Herrera, Ricardo Francisco
Wheeler, D.
author2_role author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 52
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
topic 52
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
description The first barometers in the Americas were provided by the Royal Society of London in 1677 to correspondents in the Caribbean Island of Barbados. Colonel William Sharpe of Barbados was the first person in the Americas to make daily observations of the weather using a meteorological instrument (other than a wind vane) and made the first known measurements of barometric pressure within the circulation of a hurricane on 12 August 1680. His record provides new insight into the early history of the barometer and early perceptions of tropical weather, vindicates the hypothesis that the barometer would prove useful in detecting hurricanes, and contributes to Edmund Halley's understanding of the empirical distinctions between the Tropics and temperate zones. Sharpe's name and contributions, previously unknown to the meteorological community, can now be properly recognized.
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