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 metereologists 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.^{[5] [1]}

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 . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 14 February 1949 . 1.
2. History of the Cromwell Tower Observatory http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~wpe001/astro/cto/histcrom.htm, accessed 4 March 2011
3. Fluffy thinking http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9e98beae-b32a-11db-99ca-0000779e2340.html, The Financial Times 3 February 2007, retrieved 4 March 2011
4. Hood Medal http://www.rps.org/annual-awards/Hood-Medal, accessed 4 March 2011
5. Book: Walker. Malcolm. History of the Meteorological Office. 2012. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-85985-1. 310.