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Coffee table television if u know what i mean.
Not very heavy and nice to look at.
BBC: Orbit
#8
Posted 06 March 2012 - 15:41
Coffee Table TV! Good phrase, I'm going to borrow that...
There is a lot of it about. Perhaps they'll get bored of showing off HD cameras eventually.
There is a lot of it about. Perhaps they'll get bored of showing off HD cameras eventually.
#9 Guest_Chris Lloyd_*
Posted 06 March 2012 - 15:56
Some people actually like watching programs like this - myself included. What is wrong with a program that talks about what causes our weather patterns?
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 16:27
For those who may not have noticed, this program is connected to the 23 Degrees blog that has been linked to on here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/23degrees/
I haven't watched it yet, but it's on the PVR.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/23degrees/
I haven't watched it yet, but it's on the PVR.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 18:05
I thought it was aimed at pre - GCSE geography students tbh...
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 18:23
Howard Kirby, on 06 March 2012 - 18:05, said:
I thought it was aimed at pre - GCSE geography students tbh...
That's what I thought, but I wish I had a job like that!
Wasn't sure about the supercell footage when talking about hurricane formation though......
#13
Posted 06 March 2012 - 18:57
Chris Lloyd, on 06 March 2012 - 15:56, said:
Some people actually like watching programs like this - myself included. What is wrong with a program that talks about what causes our weather patterns?
You know what Chris? I agree with you!
#14
Posted 06 March 2012 - 19:27
Have to confess to enjoying stuff like this too... thought the Hadley cell animation was quite useful to visualise how the "rolling barrel" type of circulation is acted on by the coriolis effect...
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 20:59
i didnt mean to appear to be slagging it off. it is what it is and if that what you want then thats fine.
your right tho those presenters have a well cushy job!
oh and Kate Humble is HOT!
your right tho those presenters have a well cushy job!
oh and Kate Humble is HOT!
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 10:13
It could have went a wee bit deeper into explaining Hadley Cell formation imo, i.e. exactly why as many of them occur as they do, and also their relationship with and formation of the jetstream - will assume at this point that any mention of the jetstream was ommitted until the end as it'll lead into a more indepth explanation in the next episode. Nice graphic representation though and I'd much preferred to have seen more of this to illustrate a point than watching the presenters going off on a jolly and needlessly jumping out of planes :/ But, as has already been stated, I guess its cos of the demographic its aimed at
#17 Guest_Chris Lloyd_*
Posted 07 March 2012 - 10:24
Howard Kirby, on 06 March 2012 - 18:05, said:
I thought it was aimed at pre - GCSE geography students tbh...
I don't know many pre GCSE students that know about the Coriolis effect.
The program was always going to be easy reading for some on here, as has been said with many of the other programs that have been highlighted on here before.
However, I enjoyed it and I don't have any problem with weather for dummies programs. Some is better than none at all.
Conversely, if the program was more in depth people some would be complaining that it was too complicated.
#18 Guest_Chris Lloyd_*
Posted 07 March 2012 - 10:36
Stu Short, on 07 March 2012 - 10:13, said:
Nice graphic representation though and I'd much preferred to have seen more of this to illustrate a point than watching the presenters going off on a jolly and needlessly jumping out of planes :/ But, as has already been stated, I guess its cos of the demographic its aimed at
Agree with that. Someone jumping out of a plane does not demonstrate why humid air over the tropics does not reach the desert regions. The presenters weren't complaining of course.
The explanation of the tides was good in some ways and not in others. The explanation of the Equinoxes gave a good insight into why tides are higher at these times.
What it didn't do was explain why there is a bulge of water on the other side of the planet, which is due to the centre of gravity of the earth moving towards the sun and moon, which causes the water to be under less gravitational pull on the other side, hence the bulge away towards space on the other side and 2 daily high tides. That to me is simple stuff and should have been in there.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 10:58
The fuller explanation of the tide was given in the star gazing series by Brian Cox, and you're right, doesn't take much more time add.
A programme that goes into the depth often asked for on here would be on BBC4 at about 1am and look a bit like the old Open University programmes - though that's not a criticism as I'd quite like those to return. This sort of programme wants to get in people who ordinarily wouldn't want to watch a "science" programme. It then at least gives a some information and hopefully some people will take it further.
Just worth pointing out that all this feedback can be posted at their blog (linked above).
A programme that goes into the depth often asked for on here would be on BBC4 at about 1am and look a bit like the old Open University programmes - though that's not a criticism as I'd quite like those to return. This sort of programme wants to get in people who ordinarily wouldn't want to watch a "science" programme. It then at least gives a some information and hopefully some people will take it further.
Just worth pointing out that all this feedback can be posted at their blog (linked above).
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 11:01
Chris Lloyd, on 07 March 2012 - 10:24, said:
I don't know many pre GCSE students that know about the Coriolis effect.
The program was always going to be easy reading for some on here, as has been said with many of the other programs that have been highlighted on here before.
However, I enjoyed it and I don't have any problem with weather for dummies programs. Some is better than none at all.
Conversely, if the program was more in depth people some would be complaining that it was too complicated.
The program was always going to be easy reading for some on here, as has been said with many of the other programs that have been highlighted on here before.
However, I enjoyed it and I don't have any problem with weather for dummies programs. Some is better than none at all.
Conversely, if the program was more in depth people some would be complaining that it was too complicated.
I agree, though I'm pretty certain we learnt about the coriolis effect in O-level geography, so I would have expected it to be covered now. Obviously that doesn't mean it is, I've no idea.
#21
Posted 07 March 2012 - 11:12
Atmospheric cells and jets are covered in Key Stage 4 (the two years incorporating GCSEs), and also in that part of the curriculum Coriolis comes under "Global Atmospheric Circulation" resources.
(I note that in those resource links, "Uncertainty in Climate Prediction" is also covered.
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(I note that in those resource links, "Uncertainty in Climate Prediction" is also covered.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 11:17
Bazmundo, on 07 March 2012 - 11:12, said:
Atmospheric cells and jets are covered in Key Stage 4 (the two years incorporating GCSEs), and also in that part of the curriculum Coriolis comes under "Global Atmospheric Circulation" resources.
(I note that in those resource links, "Uncertainty in Climate Prediction" is also covered.)
(I note that in those resource links, "Uncertainty in Climate Prediction" is also covered.
)Geography was optional in my 'O' level days...I dropped it because the teacher was a pillock
Probably should have kept at it though in hindsight. Didn't watch the program though so can't judge it.
#23 Guest_Chris Lloyd_*
Posted 07 March 2012 - 11:19
I stand corrected Glyn.
And there was me thinking GCSE's were getting easier these days.
I was the first guinea pig back in 1988
And there was me thinking GCSE's were getting easier these days.
I was the first guinea pig back in 1988
#24 Guest_Chris Lloyd_*
Posted 07 March 2012 - 11:24
Big Dave, on 07 March 2012 - 11:17, said:
Geography was optional in my 'O' level days...I dropped it because the teacher was a pillock Probably should have kept at it though in hindsight. Didn't watch the program though so can't judge it.
Probably should have kept at it though in hindsight. Didn't watch the program though so can't judge it.It's on iplayer in John's link on page 1 if you can be bothered LOL
#25
Posted 11 March 2012 - 21:12
2nd episode on now and they're currently discussing the difference in seasonality between the N and S hemispheres due to the eccentricity of the Earth's orbit and our axial tilt... deeper than the first episode...
