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The effect of weather conditions on the public demand for meteorological information
Author(s) -
Smith Keith
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0196-1748
DOI - 10.1002/joc.3370010410
Subject(s) - environmental science , meteorology , supply and demand , order (exchange) , work (physics) , climatology , weather prediction , weather modification , geography , business , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , finance , microeconomics , geology
This paper describes how regional Weather Centres in Britain supply meteorological information to the community. With reference to the public enquiries directed to the Glasgow Weather Centre, it is shown how the demand for such information is likely to reflect a mix of socio‐economic and atmospheric factors. Spontaneous daily enquiries recorded over a 2‐year period in Glasgow are analysed through a regression model to demonstrate wide differences in weather sensitivity between demand categories. The most numerous enquiry types are shown to be those most dependent on weather conditions. Finally, it is suggested that any future work should incorporate a measure of behavioural influences in order to provide the best delineation of enquiry demand characteristics.