The History and Work of Valentia Observatory Valentia Meteorological and Geophysical Observatory

Meteorology Accepted by Scientific Community Barometer Thermometer The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Meteorology Accepted by Scientific Community Governments Scientific Institutions The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Royal Irish Academy Irish Coast Guard Cahirciveen Harbour 1852 The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Lieutenant Maury of USA Brussels Aug Sept 1853 International Meteorological Committee The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Trans-Atlantic cable Sir Peter Fitzgerald The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Weather Reporting Stations 1860 Valentia Harbour October 8 th Atlantic Telegraph Company The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Storm Warnings February 1862 Forecasts August 1862 Fishery Barometer The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Robert Fitzroy Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade By Ships Supplies with Meteorological Instruments Map 10 o Squares

Fitzroy Died April 1865 Parlimentary Committee Meteorological Office 1867 Observatories with Self Recording Instruments Robert H. Scott as Director The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Kew Observatory Falmouth Polytechnic Institute Stonyhurst College Armagh Observatory Glasgow University Aberdeen University Plus SW and NW Ireland The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Revenue House Rev Thomas Kerr

The History and Work of Valentia Observatory Aidie Photographic Thermograph Photographic Barograph Robinson Beckley Anemometer

The History and Work of Valentia Observatory John Edward Cullum George Francis Fitzgerald Magnetic Observations

The History and Work of Valentia Observatory 1890 Westwood House 1892 Observatory Moved 6 to 23 March

Upper Air Wind Measurements using a Nephoscope 1904 Pilot balloons & theodolite 1917 Rain Sampling 1912 to 1917 The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

W.W.I. Reports treated as confidential. Early Morning Forecasts for Naval Airship Stations. The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

L.H.G. Dines Instrument development and testing. Library

War Of Independence Civil War August 1922 The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Aviation General Balbo Flight of the Italian Sea Planes 2 nd August 1933

Irish Meteorological Service 8 th December 1936 Valentia Run on Agency Basis Until 1 st April 1937 Valentia as a Training Center The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Trans-Atlantic Flights Foynes 28 th June 1939 Rineanna October 1945 The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

Full Programme of Synoptic Weather Reports Expansion of the Observatory Programme National Geomagnetic Survey The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

1943: Upper air program begins 1954: Variometers installed 1955: Solar Radiation program begins 1956: Rain Pollution Monitoring The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

1961: Hydrogen Plant 1962: Seismological program begins 1964: Phenological Garden 1981: Air pollution monitoring begins 1989: NO2 Monitoring begins The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

1993: Total Column Ozone and UVB program begins 1994: Ozonesonde program begins 1997: Ground level ozone monitoring 1998: Semi Automatic Balloon Launcher The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

1999: Upgraded Solar Radiation Network 2000: Upgraded NO2 Sampling and Analysis System 2001: LAN, New Laboratories and Renovations Begin 2001: Upgraded UVB Calibration Facilities The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

2002: Variometer Upgrade 2004: Solar Radiation Calibration System Upgraded. The History and Work of Valentia Observatory

What in the future. The History and Work of Valentia Observatory