The December National meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society is on
Wednesday 12 December 2007 about:

       THE ELECTRIFYING ATMOSPHERE


it will be held at the Zoological Society of London meeting rooms, London
ZOO, Regent's Park. (The entrance to the Meeting Rooms is separate from the
main entrance to the Zoo, on the opposite side of the road). Directions for
getting there are appended below. Maps are available from the Royal
Meteorological Society or from its web site: www.rmets.org


		Chairman: Philip Eden
		Vice-President Royal Meteorological Society

Meeting Organiser: Dr Richard Forbes, ECMWF

2.00   Introduction by	Philip Eden
	
2.10   Thunderstorm electrification                   Dr Clive Saunders,
                                         Centre for Atmospheric Science,    
                                         University of Manchester

2.40   Observing lightning around the World    Dr John Nash &
                                                      Dr Catherine Gaffard
                                                      UK Met. Office
3.10   Fair weather electric fields                        Dr Giles Harrison
                                                         Dept of Meteorology
                                                       University of Reading
3.40   TEA
	
4.10   Red sprites and blue jets                         Dr Martin Fullekrug
                                 Dept of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
                                 University of Bath

4.40   Lightning, chemistry and impacts on climate
                                                              Dr Oliver Wild
                                               Dept of Environmental science
                                               University of Lancaster

5.10   Mulled wine & mince pies will be served

6.30	      CLOSE


NON-MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, FOR WHICH
REGISTRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED.

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                                GETTING THERE

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is in Regent's Park; Transport Zone
2; AtoZ map 60:

The entrance to the ZSL Meeting Rooms is separate from the main entrance
to the Zoo, on the opposite side of the road, more or less at the end of
the Broad Walk across Regent's Park, at the extreme NE corner of the Zoo
grounds.

The nearest underground stations are Camden Town, Great Portland Street,
and Baker Street. Maps are available by post from the Royal
Meteorological Society or on its web site: www.royal-met-soc.org.uk
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             GETTING THERE BY TRAIN

From SW - WATERLOO for Bakerloo Line or Northern Line;
OR WIMBLEDON for District line to Edgware Road;
OR RICHMOND for North London Line to Camden Road (35 mins).

From S - VICTORIA, take Victoria Line to Warren Street; change to
Northern Line or walk.

From S & SE -  LONDON BRIDGE for Northern Line.

From E - FENCHURCH STREET, LIVERPOOL STREET / BROAD STREET - Circle Line;
OR MOORGATE and take Northern Line.

From N & NE - KING'S CROSS, Northern Line.

From N & NW - EUSTON, Northern Line or walk.
OR WATFORD JUNCTION to South Hampstead and walk.

From Birmingham & Aylesbury - MARYLEBONE, take bus 274 from Gloucester
Place.

From W & SW - PADDINGTON, take Circle Line (Eastbound).
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             GETTING THERE BY UNDERGROUND

District line via Earls Court to Edgware Road then 1/2 mile along
     Marylebone Road to bus 274 (see below) OR change to Circle or
Metropolitan lines.
Circle line to Baker Street or Great Portland Street;
Metropolitan to Baker Street or Great Portland Street;
Bakerloo line to Baker Street (Regent's Park STATION IS CLOSED)
Jubilee line to Baker Street or St John's Wood;
Piccadilly line to Leicester Square then Northern Line;
Victoria Line to Warren Street or Euston then Northern Line (or walk, see
below);
Northern line to Camden Town (or Mornington Crescent) then walk or bus
274;
Central Line to Marble Arch (for bus 274) or Oxford Circus (for bus C2).
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             GETTING THERE BY BUS

No 274 Marble Arch, Gloucester Place (near Marylebone and Baker Street,
stops Q & T), ZOO, Camden Town (LTE), Camden Road (BR) (stop S).

C2 runs from Oxford Circus via Great Portland Street station (stop E),
alight before the double traffic lights at the NE corner of the Park
(Gloucester Gardens?).
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         GETTING THERE ON FOOT

From Camden Town Station about 1 mile (RECOMMENDED ROUTE FOR FIRST
TIMERS); use RIGHT-hand exit barriers, go left and almost immediately
right at the traffic lights to Royal Bank of Scotland, UPHILL (watch for
rather inconspicuous signs on dark blue posts) passing the "Rat & Parrot"
and a Starbucks coffee shop. At double set of traffic lights, cross and
turn right at second part of junction and walk beside the Park. After a
few hundred yards turn left across footbridge over the canal. Turn right
at the road and the Meeting Rooms of the ZSL are the second (ugly)
building on your right.

From Great Portland Street & Warren Street stations, cross
Marylebone Road then 1 mile along the Broad Walk through Regent's Park.
RECOMMENDED ON FINE DAYS. Snack at 'The Honest Sausage' if time.

From Marylebone 1.25 mile; left out of station to Baker Street (further
but much easier road crossings).

From Baker Street approx 1 mile via W. edge of boating lake or round Outer
Circle (clockwise).

From St John's Wood 1 mile; down Wellington Road then left along Prince
Albert Road.

From King's Cross/St Pancras 1.75 miles via Pancras Road and Crowndale
Road to Mornington Crescent, then NW to Prince Albert Road.

From Euston (use side (fire) exit by platform 18) 20 mins walk via
Cardington St, Hampstead Rd, Granby Ter, Park Village East to traffic
lights (see note for Camden Town).

-- 
Rodney Blackall (retired meteorologist)(BSc, FRMetS, MRI)
Buckingham, ENGLAND
Using Acorn SA-RPC, OS 4.02 with ANT INS and Pluto 3.03j

On Dec 8, 11:18 am, Rodney Blackall 
wrote:
>
> The December National meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society is on
> Wednesday 12 December 2007 about:
>
>        THE ELECTRIFYING ATMOSPHERE
>
> it will be held at the Zoological Society of London meeting rooms, London
> ZOO, Regent's Park. (The entrance to the Meeting Rooms is separate from the
> main entrance to the Zoo, on the opposite side of the road). Directions for
> getting there are appended below. Maps are available from the Royal
> Meteorological Society or from its web site:www.rmets.org
>
> Charming: Philip Eden
>
> Meeting Organiser: Dr Richard Forbes, ECMWF
>
> 2.00   Introduction by  Philip Eden
>
> 2.10   Thunderstorm electrification: Dr Clive Saunders,
>
> 2.40   Observing lightning around the World:
> Dr John Nash & Dr Catherine Gaffard
>
> 3.10   Fair weather electric fields: Dr Giles Harrison, Dept of Meteorology
>
> 4.10   Red sprites and blue jets: Dr Martin Fullekrug,
> Dept of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
>
> 4.40   Lightning, chemistry and impacts on climate: Dr Oliver Wild
>
> NON-MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS MEETING,
> REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

I thought you had this discussion last month?

When they dare come north of Watford perhaps they will make headway.
(No doubt the BBC will make use of it's computer budget and digital
enhancement capabilities to introduce Jet Streams to the nation the
same year that happens.)