Project Co-ordinators
Malcolm Walker The Royal Meteorological Society
John Harris, Head of Geog, Radley College, UK


MetLink Aims

 record weather data
 link Schools (map) to study weather and exchange data
 use Internet to enhance weather studies
 enter reading into the MetLink Database
 email links to expert weather contacts
 weather projects, graphs and comparisons
 students to write articles about weather events


Daily Updates

 hottest, coldest, wettest, windiest
 N & S Atlantic charts & Meteosat images
 MetLink contact messages
 weather database (updated daily)
 World weather extremes in Jan & Feb 1999
 ZimbMet - Southern Africa schools weather project




General Information

 dates
 list & maps of schools in UK , Europe, Africa
 websites
 project details & aims
 how to write emails
 expert weather contacts
 project ideas





Recommended Weather Recording Equipment

 maximum & minimum thermometer (deg °C)
 barometer (air pressure in mb)
 rain gauge (mm)
 anemometer (wind speed in kph)






MetLink Programme 1999

1. Contact Phase (Jan 11-24, 1999)

2. Data Exchange (Jan 25-29 and Feb 1-5, 1999)
daily weather recordings into database and email links
email link to expert weather contacts

3. Weather Projects (Feb 8-19, 1999)
data, graphs, maps, projects, articles





Sponsors: The Royal Meteorological Society and UK Met Office