Symons Gold Medal

The Symons Gold Medal is awarded biennially by the Royal Meteorological Society for distinguished work in the field of meteorological science.^[1]

It was established in 1901 in memory of George James Symons, a notable British meteorologist.

Recipients[]

Source (1978-): Royal Metereological Society

2018 ^[2]
2016 John Michael Wallace^[3]
2014 Robert A. Houze
2012 Timothy Barnett
2010 John F.B. Mitchell
2008 Adrian J. Simmons
2006 Sir Brian J. Hoskins
2004 John S. A. Green
2002 Raymond Hide
2000 Keith A. Browning
1998 Philip Gerald Drazin
1996 Klaus Hasselmann
1994 John L. Monteith
1992 Douglas Lilly ^[4]
1990 John T. Houghton
1988 David Atlas
1986 Hubert H. Lamb
1984 Christian E. Junge
1982 Frank Pasquill
1980 Joseph Smagorinsky
1978 Frank H. Ludlam
1976 Kirill Yakovlevitch Kondratyev^[5]
1975 Sir John Mason
1973 Edward Norton Lorenz^[6]
1971 John Sawyer^[7]
1969 Sverre Petterssen
1967 Charles Henry Brian Priestley^[8]
1965 Sydney Chapman^[9]
1963 Percival Albert Sheppard^[10]
1961 Jule Gregory Charney^[11]
1959 Sir Oliver Graham Sutton^[12]
1957 Erik Palmén
1955 Reginald Cockcroft Sutcliffe^[13]
1953 Carl-Gustav Arvid Rossby^[14]
1951 Geoffrey Ingram Taylor^[15]
1949 Tor Bergeron^[16]
1947 David Brunt
1944 Charles William Blythe Normand^[17]
1942 John Switzer Owens^[18]
1940 Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes^[19]
1938 Gordon M.B. Dobson
1936 ^[20]
1934 Gibert Thomas Walker^[21]
1932 Vilhelm F. K. Bjerknes^[22]
1930 George C. Simpson^[23]
1928 Hugo Hergesell^[24]
1926 Ernest Gold^[25]
1924 Takematsu Okada ^[26]
1922 Henry George Lyons^[27]
1920 Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson
1918 Hugh Robert Mill
1916 ?
1914 William Henry Dines^[28]
1912 Cleveland Abbe^[29]
1910 William Napier Shaw^[30]
1908 Léon Teisserenc de Bort
1906 Sir Richard Strachey^[31]
1904 Julius Hann^[32]
1902 Alexander Buchan^[33]

References[]

^ "Symons Gold Medal". Royal Metereological Society. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ "2018 Society Awards and Prize Winners Announced". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ "Symons Gold Medal". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 100.
^ Polunin, Nicolas. World Who Is Who and Does What in Environment and Conservation. p. 171.
^ Hardaker, Paul (2008-06-26). "Edward Lorenz". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ "John Sawyer". The Telegraph. 2000-10-25. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001. p. 528.
^ Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 37.
^ Walke, Malcolm (2016). "Pen portrait of President Professor P.A. Sheppard, CBE, FRS". Weather. 71: 10–11. doi:10.1002/wea.2663.
^ Philander, George. Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather Second Edition. p. 243.
^ "SUTTON, Sir OLIVER GRAHAM". The National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ "Reginald Cockcroft Sutcliffe". Oxford DNB. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ Notable Twentieth-century Scientists: L-R. p. 1716.
^ Batchelor, G. The Life and Legacy of G. I. Taylor. p. 265.
^ Fleming, James. Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919–1995. p. 191.
^ Gupta, Das. Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, c.1784-1947. p. 411.
^ "Proceedings at the Meetings of the Society". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 68 (293). January 1942. doi:10.1002/qj.49706829310. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ (1976), Obituary notices. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 102: 271–274. doi:10.1002/qj.49710243127
^ (1936), Symons memorial medal, 1936. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 62: 280–287. doi:10.1002/qj.49706226407
^ Philander, George. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change. p. 1072.
^ (1932), Report of the council. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 58: 179–191. doi:10.1002/qj.49705824410
^ "Br. J. Ophthalnol". 37. 1953: 449. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Geheimrat Professor Doctor Hugo Hergesell , Director of the Lindenberg Aeronautical Observatory , who has been awarded the Symons Gold Medal by the Meteorological Society of London . 2 January 1928". Europeana. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ "The Observatory". 49. 1926: 53. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "The Observatory". 47. 1924: 51. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ The Year-book of Wireless Telegraphy & Telephony (1924). p. 899.
^ "Dines, William Henry, 1855-1927". ingenious.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
^ Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 4.
^ Kutzbach, Gisela. The Thermal Theory of Cyclones. p. 243.
^ (1906), The argentine antarctic stations. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 32: 155–159. doi:10.1002/qj.49703213810
^ "The Observatory". 27. 1904: 91. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Walker, Malcolm. History of the Meteorological Office. p. 132.

[1] "Symons Gold Medal". Royal Metereological Society. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[2] "2018 Society Awards and Prize Winners Announced". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[3] "Symons Gold Medal". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

[4] Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 100.

[5] Polunin, Nicolas. World Who Is Who and Does What in Environment and Conservation. p. 171.

[6] Hardaker, Paul (2008-06-26). "Edward Lorenz". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[7] "John Sawyer". The Telegraph. 2000-10-25. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[8] The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001. p. 528.

[9] Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 37.

[10] Walke, Malcolm (2016). "Pen portrait of President Professor P.A. Sheppard, CBE, FRS". Weather. 71: 10–11. doi:10.1002/wea.2663.

[11] Philander, George. Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather Second Edition. p. 243.

[12] "SUTTON, Sir OLIVER GRAHAM". The National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[13] "Reginald Cockcroft Sutcliffe". Oxford DNB. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[14] Notable Twentieth-century Scientists: L-R. p. 1716.

[15] Batchelor, G. The Life and Legacy of G. I. Taylor. p. 265.

[16] Fleming, James. Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919–1995. p. 191.

[17] Gupta, Das. Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, c.1784-1947. p. 411.

[18] "Proceedings at the Meetings of the Society". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 68 (293). January 1942. doi:10.1002/qj.49706829310. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[19] (1976), Obituary notices. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 102: 271–274. doi:10.1002/qj.49710243127

[20] (1936), Symons memorial medal, 1936. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 62: 280–287. doi:10.1002/qj.49706226407

[21] Philander, George. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change. p. 1072.

[22] (1932), Report of the council. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 58: 179–191. doi:10.1002/qj.49705824410

[23] "Br. J. Ophthalnol". 37. 1953: 449. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[24] "Geheimrat Professor Doctor Hugo Hergesell , Director of the Lindenberg Aeronautical Observatory , who has been awarded the Symons Gold Medal by the Meteorological Society of London . 2 January 1928". Europeana. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[25] "The Observatory". 49. 1926: 53. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[26] "The Observatory". 47. 1924: 51. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[27] The Year-book of Wireless Telegraphy & Telephony (1924). p. 899.

[28] "Dines, William Henry, 1855-1927". ingenious.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[29] Rittner, Don. A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate. p. 4.

[30] Kutzbach, Gisela. The Thermal Theory of Cyclones. p. 243.

[31] (1906), The argentine antarctic stations. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 32: 155–159. doi:10.1002/qj.49703213810

[32] "The Observatory". 27. 1904: 91. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[33] Walker, Malcolm. History of the Meteorological Office. p. 132.

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Symons Gold Medal

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