The following is a list of publications which have made use of the meteorological data from Armagh Observatory. The list is by date of publication.
Lloyd, H.
Note on the meteorology of Ireland deduced from the observations made in the year 1851 under the direction of the Royal Irish Academy
Trans. R. Irish Acad. Part I - Science 22, 411-498. 1854.
Scott, R. H.
Hourly readings from the self recording instruments at the seven observatories, in connection with the Meteorological Office
H. M. Stationery Office, London. Years 1881 - 1910 (one publication per year).
Scott, R. H.
Meteorological Observations At Stations of the Second Order
H. M. Stationery Office, London. Years 1881 - 1910 (one publication per year).
Lindsay, E. M.
Note on the behaviour of a grass minimum thermometer
Irish Astron. J. Vol. 5, No.8, 218-220. 1959.
Rackliff, P.G.
Summer and winter indices at Armagh
Weather, Vol.XX, No. 2, 38-44. February 1965.
Butler, C.J. and Johnston, D.J.
Solar activity and climate change - new evidence from Northern Ireland
The Irish Scientist No. 2, 14. 1994.
Butler, C.J.
A two-century comparison of Sunspot Cycle Length and Temperature - the Evidence from Northern Ireland
in 'The Global Warming Debate', Report of the European Science and Environment Forum, ESEF, 215. 1996.
Bromage, B.J.I. and Butler, C.J.
Local climatic effects of energetic particles impinging on the atmosphere
Proc. 31st ESLAB Symp. "Correlated Phenomena at the Sun, in the Heliosphere and in Geospace", ESTEC, ESA SP-415, p 259-264. September 1997.
Wilson, R.M.
Evidence for solar-cycle forcing and secular variations in the Armagh Observatory temperature record 1844-1992
J. Geophys. Res. 1998.
Wheeler, D.A.
The Bantry Bay Incident, December 1796: An example of climate influences in the age of sail
Weather, Vol.53, No.7, pp.201-209. 1998.
Wheeler, D.A.
The destruction of the French warship Droits de l'Homme, 14 January 1797: The climatic background to a famous event in English naval history
Weather, Vol.54, No.5, pp.135-141. 1999.
Butler, C.J.
Cyclic behaviour in the precipitation of England, Wales and Ireland
proc. conf. Long Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere, Pune, India, February 1999. Beig and Gufran (eds) Vol 2, 244-249, New Age International, New Delhi. 2001.
Betts, N.L.
Climate
in 'Soil and Environment: Northern Ireland', J.G Cruickshank (ed), Dept. Agric. NI, Belfast, 63-84. 1997.
Wilson, R.M.
Volcanism, cold temperature and paucity of sunspot observations (1818-1858): A connection?
J. Geophys. Res. 1998.
Grew, S.
Meteorology at Armagh Observatory: general notes and study of rainfall
Irish Astron. J. Vol.1, 230-237. 1951.
McNeill, I.
A Century of Irish Summers
IAJ, Vol.14, No. 5/6, 165-176. March-June 1980.
The Climate of Northern Ireland
The Meteorological Office. Climatological Memorandum 23. March 1983
Butler, C.J. and Hoskin, M. A.
The Archives of Armagh Observatory
J. Hist. Astron. 18, 295. 1987.
Butler, C.J.
Seeing Stars - Two hundred years of astronomy in Armagh
A catalogue for an exhibition to commemorate the Bicentenary of Armagh Observatory, Armagh Observatory Special Publication, 102pp. 1990.
Butler, C.J.
Maximum and Minimum Temperatures at Armagh Observatory, 1844-1992, and the Length of the Sunspot Cycle
Solar Physics 152, 35. 1994.
Butler, C.J. and Johnston, D.J.
The Link between the Solar Dynamo and Climate - the Evidence from a long Mean Air Temperature Series from Northern Ireland
Irish Astron. J. 21, 251. 1994.
Butler, C.J. and Johnston, D.J.
A Provisional Long Mean Air Temperature Series for Armagh Observatory
J. Atmosph. and Terrestrial Phys. 58, 1657. 1996.
Bromage, B.J.I. and Butler, C.J.
Climate Change in Mid-latitude Western Europe over the past Two Centuries - possible links to Solar Activity (preliminary results)
proc. 16th NSO/Sacramento Peak International Summer Workshop "Solar Drivers of Interplanetary and Terrestrial Disturbances", October 1995 ASP Conf. Ser. 95, 472. 1996.
Coughlin, A.D.S. and Butler, C.J.
Is urban spread affecting meteorological observations at Armagh Observatory
Irish. Astron. J. 25, 125-128. 1998.
Butler, C.J., Coughlin, A.D.S. and Fee, D.
Precipitation at Armagh Observatory 1838 – 1997
Proc. Royal Irish Acad. Biology and Environment 96B, 123-140. 1998.
Butler, C.J.
Global Warming - Man or Nature
in Weather and Agro-Environmental Management, Proc. Agmet Millennium Conference, D.A. McGilloway (ed) Met. Eireann, Dublin, pp.68-78. February 2000.
Pallé Bago, E., and Butler, C.J.
The Influence of Cosmic Rays on Terrestrial Clouds and Global Warming
Astronomy and Geophysics 41, 4.18-4.22. 2000.
Pallé Bago, E. and Butler, C.J.
Sunshine Records from Ireland, cloud factors and their link to Solar Activity and Cosmic Rays
Int. J. Climat. 21, 709-729. 2001.
Pallé Bago, E. and Butler, C.J.
Sunshine, Clouds and Cosmic Rays. The Solar Cycle and Terrestrial Climate
Proc. of the first SOLSPA Euroconference, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Sept. 2000, ESA Special Publication SP-463, A. Wilson (ed). p147. 2001.
Butler, C.J.
The Climate Archive of Armagh Observatory
The Irish Scientist 2001 Year Book, C. Mollan (ed) p 75. 2001.
Pallé, E. and Butler, C.J.
The proposed connection between clouds and cosmic rays: Cloud behaviour during the past 50-120 years
J. Atm. Sol-Ter Phys. 64, 327-337.
Pallé, E. and Butler, C.J.
Comparison between sunshine records and synoptic cloud observations: A case study for Ireland
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 2002 (in press).
Hickey, K.R.
The storminess record from Armagh Observatory 1796-1999
Weather. 2002 (in press).
García-Suárez, A.M., Butler, C.J., Cardwell, D., Coughlin, A.D.S., Donnelly, A., Fee, D.T., Hickey, K.R., Morrow, B. and Taylor, T.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory from 1795 to 2001: V1
Volume 1 - Daily, Monthly and Annual Rainfall 1838 - 2001
Editors: Smyth, A., Montgomery, W.I., Favis-Mortlock, D. and Allen, S.
Implications of Climate Change for Northern Ireland: Informing Strategy Development
The Stationery Office Bookshop. 2002.
McAuley, B.
Climate Change Indicators for Northern Ireland
Environment and Heritage Service Publishing Unit. 2004.
Pallé, E., Butler, C.J. and O'Brien, K.
The possible connection between ionization in the atmosphere by cosmic rays and low level clouds
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 66 1779-1790. 2004.
Ogle, N., Turney, C.S.M., Kalin, R.M., O'Donnell, L. and Butler, C.J.
Palaeovolcanic forcing of short-term dendroisotopic depletion: The effect of increased solar intensity on Irish oak
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 32. 2005.
Butler, C.J., García-Suárez, A.M., Coughlin, A.D.S. and Morrell, C.
Air Temperatures at Armagh Observatory, Northern Ireland, from 1796 to 2002
Int. J. Climatol. 25: 1055-1079. 2005.
Harkin, D.W., O'Donnell, M., Butler, C.J., Blair, P.H., Hood, J.M., Barros D'Sa, A.A.B.
Periods of low atmospheric pressure are associated with high abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture rates in Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J. 74(2):113-21. September 2005.
Hickey, K.R.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V5
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 5
García-Suárez, A.M., and Butler, C.J.
Soil Temperatures at Armagh Observatory, N. Ireland, from 1904 to 2002
International Journal of Climatology Vol 26, Issue 8, pp 1075-1089. 30 June 2006.
García-Suárez, A.M., Butler, C.J. and Morrow, B.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V4 Paper
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 4
García-Suárez, A.M., Butler, C.J. and Morrow, B.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V4 - Data PDF
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 4
T.J. Ansell, et al.
Daily mean sea level pressure reconstructions for the European - North Atlantic region for the period 1850-2003
Journal of Climate. 2005.
Butler, C.J., García-Suárez, A.M., Coughlin, A.D.S. and Cardwell, D.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V2 Paper
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 2
Butler, C.J., García-Suárez, A.M., Coughlin, A.D.S. and Cardwell, D.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V2 - Data PDF
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 2
García-Suárez, A.M., Park, E., Butler, C.J., Hickey, K. and Grant, A.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V3 Paper
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 3
García-Suárez, A.M., Park, E., Butler, C.J., Hickey, K. and Grant, A.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V3 Table 3
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 3
García-Suárez, A.M., Park, E., Butler, C.J., Hickey, K. and Grant, A.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V3 Table 4
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 3
Butler, C.J., Coughlin, A.D.S., Johnston, D.J., Cardwell, D. and Morrell, C.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory: V6
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 6
Butler, C.J., Emerson, M., García-Suárez, A.M., Pallé, E. and Kelly, S.T.
Meteorological Data recorded at Armagh Observatory from 1795 to 2004: V10
Armagh Observatory Climate Series Vol 10
Butler, C.J.
Possible Observations of Noctilucent Clouds by Thomas Romney Robinson
Weather, Vol. 61, No 5, p 143-144. May 2006.
Moberg, A., et al.
Indices for daily temperature and precipitation extremes in Europe analyzed for the period 1901 - 2000
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. III, D22106. November 2006.
Croxton, P.J., Huber, K., Collinson, N. and Sparks, T.H.
How well do the Central England Temperature and the England and Wales Precipitation series represent the climate of the UK?
International Journal of Climatology, 26: 2287-2292. 2006.
Wilson, R.M. and Hathaway, D.H.
Examination of the Armagh Observatory Annual Mean Temperature Record, 1844 - 2004
NASA/TP - 2006 - 214434
Butler, C.J., García-Suáez, A.M. and Pallé, E.
Trends and Cycles in Long Irish Meteorological Series
Proc. Royal Irish Acad. Biology and Environment
Wilson, R.M.
Statistical Aspects of the North Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclones: Trends, Natural Variability, and Global Warming
NASA/TP-2007-214905
O'Connor, B.
Report of the use of Armagh Observatory meteorological data - Total cloud amounts - in Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) funded study on satellite remote sensing of vegetation seasonality in Ireland
Arlt, R.
The solar observations at Armagh Observatory in 1795-1797
Astronomical Notes 330, No. 4, 311-316. 2009.
Usoskin, I.G., Mursula, K., Arlt, R. and Kovaltsov, G.A.
A Solar Cycle Lost in 1793-1800: Early Sunspot Observations Resolve the Old Mystery
Astrophysical Journal, 700:L154-L157. 1 August 2009.
García-Suárez, A.M., Butler, C.J. and Baillie, M.G.L.
Climate signal in tree-ring chronologies in a temperate climate: A multi-species approach
Dendrochronologia, Volume 27(3), pages 183-198. 2009.
Butler, C.J.
Climate Change - a personal view
Irish Met. Soc. Newsletter, Series 2, Edition 3. November 2010.
Stanhill, G.
The role of water vapor and solar radiation in determining temperature changes and trends measured at Armagh, 1881-2000
J. Geophys. Res. 116, D03105. 2011.
Butler, C.J. and García-Suárez, A.M.
A Long Relative Humidity Series for Armagh Observatory
Proceedings of the Tyndall Symposium, Dublin. Royal Irish Academy and Environmental Protection Agency. September 2011.
Galvin, S.D., Hickey, K.R. and Potito, A.P.
Identifying volcanic signals in Irish temperature observations since AD 1800
Irish Geography, 44:1, 97-110. 2011.
Butler, C.J. and García-Suárez, A.M.
Relative Humidity at Armagh Observatory, 1838-2008
Int. J. Climatol. 32: 657-668. 2012.
Aplin, K.L.
Smoke emissions from industrial western Scotland in 1859 inferred from Lord Kelvin's atmospheric electricity measurements
Atmospheric Environment 50 373e376. 2012.
Stevenson, J.A., et al.
UK monitoring and deposition of tephra from the May 2011 eruption of Grímsvötn, Iceland Paper
Journal of Applied Volcanology, 2:3. 2013.
Stevenson, J.A., et al.
UK monitoring and deposition of tephra from the May 2011 eruption of Grímsvötn, Iceland Supplementary Figures
Journal of Applied Volcanology, 2:3. 2013.
Stevenson, J.A., et al.
UK monitoring and deposition of tephra from the May 2011 eruption of Grímsvötn, Iceland Supplementary Materials
Journal of Applied Volcanology, 2:3. 2013.
Stevenson, J.A., et al.
UK monitoring and deposition of tephra from the May 2011 eruption of Grímsvötn, Iceland - Detailed air quality monitoring method
Journal of Applied Volcanology, 2:3. 2013.
