Op de website van Weather Action wordt heel trots verwezen naar het onderzoek van Dennis Wheeler uit 2000, waarin de 'Solar Weather Technique' van Corbyn wordt onderzocht. Ik had er al eerder eens op gegoogled maar toen vond ik niks. Toch blijkt dat dit onderzoek echt bestaat. De abstract:
Abstract
In recent years the ‘solar weather’ technique of weather forecasting which takes into account of the influence of the sun has received much attention. No attempt has hitherto been made to determine the success, or otherwise, of elements of these forecasts, which include solar predictors and are prepared 6–11 months in advance of the events they predict. This paper conducts an evaluation of these forecasts but confines attention to the prediction of gales. Skill levels are assessed over different seasons.
The results, whilst differing greatly between the seasons, reveal a degree of success that cannot readily be accounted for by chance and suggest that this system of forecasting continues to be assessed over a longer time period to further investigate these findings.
Het artikel is als het goed is
hier te downloaden. Anders even naar www.sciencedirect.com en zoeken op 'solar weather technique' door Wheeler.
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