George Aubourne Clarke Explained

George Aubourne Clarke (1879 – 13 February 1949) was a Scottish meteorologist, best known for his photographs of cloud types.^[1]

From 1903 to 1943, he was the metereological observer at the Cromwell Tower Observatory at the University of Aberdeen.^[2] While there he made photographs of clouds, which were published in a book that became the standard reference for meteorologists and the military.^[3]

He was awarded the first Hood medal from the Royal Photographic Society in 1933^[4] for his work as a photographer.

He retired in 1947 and died two years later, aged 69.^{[1] [5]}

Publications

• Clouds; a Descriptive Illustrated Guide-book to the Observation and Classification of Clouds, with a preface by Sir Napier Shaw, Constable & Company, Ltd. (1920)

Notes and References

1. News: He Read the Secrets of the Clouds . . 24 June 2018 . . 14 February 1949 . 1.
2. Web site: History of the Cromwell Tower Observatory . 4 March 2011.
3. News: Fluffy thinking . . 3 February 2007 . 4 March 2011.
4. Web site: Hood Medal . https://web.archive.org/web/20131030063719/http://www.rps.org/annual-awards/Hood-Medal . 30 October 2013 . 4 March 2011.
5. Book: Walker, Malcolm . History of the Meteorological Office . 2012 . . 978-0-521-85985-1 . 310 . Google Books.