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Kington, J.A., 2008
“Further notable storms on 15 October”
History of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Special Interest Group Newsletter 3, p.11 Royal Meteorological Society

Kington, J.A. and Selinger, F., 2006
“The development and use of weather buoys 1940-2005”
Weather 61 164-166
(keywords: meteorology synoptic history weather buoys)

Kington, J.A. and Selinger, F., 2006
“Lindenberg Observatory meteorological flights and early studies of upper-level winds”
Meteorologishe Zeitschrift 15 675-679
(keywords: meteorology synoptic history historical meteorological flights upper-wind studies)

Kington, J.A. and Selinger, F., 2006
“Wekusta: Luftwaffe Weather Reconnaissance Units & Operations 1938-1945”
Flight Recorder Publications, Ottringham, U.K. 256
(keywords: meteorology synoptic history historical meteorological reconnassaince book)

Kington, J.A., 2005
“The Role of Weather Flights in the History of Meteorology”
From Beaufort to Bjerknes and beyond: Critical perspectives on observing, analyzing, and predicting weather and climate, edited by Stefan Emeis and Cornelia Ludecke, Algorismus, 52 215-224

de Cogan, D. and Kington, J.A., 2001
“Ireland, the Irish Meteorological Service and 'The Emergency'.”
Weather 56, 387-396
(keywords: Ireland Eire Europe meteorology historical synoptic World War II history)

Kington, J.A. and Rackliff, P.G., 2000
“Even the Birds Were Walking: The Story of Wartime Meteorological Reconnaissance.”
Tempus Publishing Ltd., Stroud, U.K. Tempus Publishing Inc., Charleston, U.S.A.
(keywords: meteorology synoptic history historical meteorological reconnaissance book)

Kington, J.A., 2000
“The loss of HMS Invincible and reconstructed weather patterns, 15-17 March 1801.”
Weather 55, 199-205
(keywords: British naval history past weather patterns historical reconstruction)

Kington, J.A., 2000
“Review: 'Observations of weather': The weather diary of Sir John Wittewronge of Rothamsted, 1684-1689.”
Weather 55, 247
(keywords: historical weather data England Europe records)

Kington, J.A., 1999
“Meteorologist's profile - William Clement Ley.”
Weather 54, 166-172
(keywords: cloud study historical methodology)

Kington, J.A., 1999
“Historical weather data.”
Weather 54, p.344
(keywords: historical weather data)

Kington, J.A., 1999
“W. Clement Ley: nineteenth-century cloud study and the European jet stream.”
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 80, 901-903
(keywords: cloud study historical methodology jet stream Europe wind windspeed)

Kington, J.A., 1997
“Water and civilization.”
Water Works 4, p.68
(keywords: water hydrology historical climate)

Kington, J.A., 1997
“The voyage of the British First Fleet from Portsmouth to Port Jackson in 1787-1788 and its impact on the history of meteorology in Australia.”
In: Colonial observatories and observations: Meteorology and geophysics (Eds. J.M. Kenworthy and J.M. Walker). Occasional Publication No. 31, pp.37-47 Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham.
(keywords: historical meteorology climate Australia)

Kington, J.A., 1997
“Water, History and Civilization.”
Vol IV, Winter 1996-1997 (Nos. 5&6), 65-96 (R)
(keywords: water historical records social economic impacts hydrology precipitation drought)

Kington, J.A., 1997
“Review: History of Weather and Climate in the Czech Lands I: Period 1000-1500.”
Weather 52, p.26
(keywords: historical weather climate Europe Czech)

Kington, J.A., 1997
“Review: History of Weather and Climate in the Czech Lands II: The Earliest Daily Observations of Weather in the Czech Lands.”
Weather 52, 293-294
(keywords: historical observations documentary records Czech Europe weather climate daily)

Kington, J.A., 1997
“The severe winter of 1697-98.”
Weather 52, 386-391
(keywords: severe weather winter exceptional climate change observations historical records)

Kington, J.A., 1996
“Reconstructing past climates of Europe: EURO-CLIMHIST.”
In: Transactions of the Ninth International Congress on the Enlightenment, pp.1074-1077 Voltaire Foundation at the Taylor Institution, Oxford.
(keywords: reconstruction historical climate change Europe)

Kington, J.A., 1996
“The voyage of the First Fleet from Portsmouth to Port Jackson in 1787-1788 and its impact on the history of meteorology in Australia.”
In: Actes du Colloque des Societes Britannique, Francaise et Irlandaise d'Etudes due XVIIIe Siecle: L'Horizon colonial (Ed. G. Lamoine), pp.129-141 Universite de Toulouse Le Mirail.
(keywords: historical meteorology Australia)

Kington, J.A., 1995
“The severe winter of 1694-95.”
Weather 50, 160-163
(keywords: weather historical records temperature)

Kington, J.A., 1995
“The EURO-CLIMHIST project: European cooperation in historical climatology.”
Climate Monitor 21, 101-103 Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K.
(keywords: Europe historical climate change)

Kington, J.A., 1995
“Water, climate and history.”
Water 3, p.7, p.10
(keywords: climate change historical hydrology precipitation)

Kington, J.A., 1994
“The value of historical weather data from Bohemia in reconstructing circulation patterns of the late eighteenth century over Europe.”
In: Contemporary Climatology - Proceedings of the Meeting of the Commission on Climatology of the International Geographical Union (Eds. R. Brazdil and M. Kolar), pp.306-313 IGU/Masaryk University, Brno.
(keywords: historical Bohemia reconstructions circulation Europe)

Kington, J.A., 1994
“Eighteenth-century weather types.”
Weather 49 (letter to Editor), p.109
(keywords: weather historical methodology)

Kington, J.A., 1994
“More Frost and Snow: The Diary of Janet Burnet, 1758-1795.”
Review in: Weather 49, 293-294
(keywords: frost historical records)

Kington, J.A., 1994
“The severe winter of 1794-95 in England.”
Weather 49, 419-420
(keywords: winter weather temperature historical UK)

Kington, J.A., 1994
“Synoptic weather mapping, 1675-1715.”
In: Climatic Trends and Anomalies in Europe 1675-1715 (Eds. B. Frenzel, C. Pfister and B. Glaser), pp.389-399 Palaeoclimate Research 13.
(keywords: climate change historical cartography weather)

Pfister, C., Kington, J.A., Kleinlogel, G., Schule, H. and Siffert, E., 1994
“High resolution spatio-temporal reconstructions of past climate from direct meteorological observations and proxy data.”
In: Climatic Trends and Anomalies in Europe 1675-1715 (Eds. B. Frenzel, C. Pfister and B. Glaser), pp.329-375 Palaoklimaforschung/Palaeoclimate Research 13.
(keywords: reconstructions climate historical observations proxy datasets)

Wanner, H., Brazdil, R., Frich, P., Frydendahl, K., Jonsson, T., Kington, J.A., Pfister, C., Rosenorn and Wishman, E., 1994
“Synoptic interpretation of monthly weather maps for the late Maunder Minimum (1675-1704).”
In: Climatic Trends and Anomalies in Europe 1675-1715 (Eds. B. Frenzel, C. Pfister and B. Glaser), pp.401-424 Palaoklimaforschung/Palaeoclimate Research 13.
(keywords: cartography historical records methodology climate change)

Kington, J.A., 1992
“Weather patterns over Europe in 1816.”
In: The Year Without a Summer? World Climate in 1816 (Ed. C.R. Harington), pp.358-371 Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa.
(keywords: weather Europe historical climate change cartography)

Neumann, J. and Kington, J.A., 1992
“Great historical events that were significantly affected by the weather: part 10, crop failure in Britain in 1799 and 1800 and the British decision to send a naval force to the Baltic early in 1801.”
Bulletin American Meteorological Society 73, 187-199
(keywords: historical weather agriculture UK warfare)

Kington, J.A., 1991
“The application of synoptic weather mapping to historical climatology, with particular reference to the period 1780-1820.”
In: Historical Climatology in Different Climatic Zones (Eds. R. Glaser and R. Walsh), pp.111-125 Wurzburger Geographisches Arbeiten 80, 111-125.
(keywords: weather cartography graphics historical climate change methodology)

Kington, J.A., 1991
“Rime not hoar frost.”
Weather 46 (letter to Editor), p.292
(keywords: weather)

Kington, J.A., 1989
“Not surprisingly, thunderstruck - summer weather forecasts.”
Country Life 183, p.142
(keywords: forecasting summer)

Kington, J.A., 1989
“The development of meteorology during the Enlightenment and the history of weather in the 1780s.”
In: Transactions of the Seventh International Congress on the Enlightenment (Ed. H.T. Mason), pp.811-814 Voltaire Foundation at the Taylor Institution, Oxford.
(keywords: meteorology historical weather observations)

Kington, J.A. (Ed.), 1988
“The Weather Journals of a Rutland Squire: Thomas Barker of Lyndon Hall.”
Rutland Record Series Vol.2 (Ed. B. Waites), 217pp Rutland Record Society, Rutland County Museum, Oakham, U.K.
(keywords: historical records observations meteorology book UK)

Kington, J.A., 1988
“The Weather of the 1780s Over Europe.”
164pp Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
(keywords: meteorology historical observations Europe book)

Kington, J.A., 1985
“The sinking of the "Royal George".”
Popular Archaeology 6, 13-15
(keywords: shipping)

Kington, J.A. and Kington, B.D., 1983
“When the air-age lifted off.”
Geographical Magazine 55, 587-590
(keywords: aviation historical)

Kington, J.A., 1982
“'World Weather' and 'Forecasting'.”
In: The Weather Book (Ed. Z. Vrbova), pp.122-145 and 182-215 Harrow House Editions, Michael Joseph, London.
(keywords: meteorology global forecasting historical climate change)

Kington, J.A. and Kington, B.D., 1981
“Thomas Barker of Lyndon Hall, Rutland and his weather observations.”
Rutland Record 2, 58-67
(keywords: observations weather historical UK)

Kington, J.A., 1980
“Daily weather mapping from 1781: a detailed synoptic examination of weather and climate during the decade leading up to the French Revolution.”
Climatic Change 3, 7-36
(keywords: meteorology graphics historical records reconstruction cartography climate change observations)

Kington, J.A., 1980
“Four successive cold Marches.”
Climate Monitor 9, 34-42 Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K.
(keywords: temperature historical climate change weather)

Kington, J.A., 1980
“July 1783: the warmest month in the central England temperature series.”
Climate Monitor 9, 69-73 Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K.
(keywords: temperature historical climate change UK datasets)

Kington, J.A. and Kington, B.D., 1980
“The three coldest autumns: 1676, 1740 and 1786.”
Climate Monitor 9, 119-125 Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K.
(keywords: temperature historical climate change weather)

Kington, J.A. and Kington, B.D., 1979
“The spring of 1782.”
Climate Monitor 8, 65-75 Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K.
(keywords: historical weather climate change)

Kington, J.A. and Kington, B.D., 1979
“The cold November of 1782.”
Climate Monitor 8, 110-114 Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K.
(keywords: historical weather climate change temperature)

Kington, J.A., 1978
“Historical daily synoptic weather maps from the 1780s.”
Journal of Meteorology 3, 65-71
(keywords: historical records meteorology graphics cartography)

Kington, J.A. and Kristjansdottir, S., 1978
“The value of the Jon Jonsson's Icelandic weather diaries to historical da ily weather mapping.”
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(keywords: historical records meteorology Iceland graphics reconstruction)

Kington, J.A., 1977
“Fluctuations climatiques: une etude synoptique du climat, fin XVIII-debut XIX siecle.”
Annales Economies Societes Civilisations 32, 227-236
(keywords: climate change historical records reconstruction meteorology)

Kington, J.A., 1977
“Winter weather in west Fife (letter to Editor).”
Weather 32, 236-237
(keywords: meteorology regional UK)

Kington, J.A., 1976
“An examination of monthly and seasonal extremes using historical weather maps from 1781: October 1781.”
Weather 31, 151-158
(keywords: historical records graphics reconstruction meteorology cartography)

Kington, J.A., 1976
“An introduction to an examination of monthly and seasonal extremes in the climatic record of England and Wales using historical daily synoptic weather ma ps from 1781 onward.”
Weather 31, 72-78
(keywords: climate change regional UK historical records graphics reconstruction methodology cartography)

Kington, J.A., 1975
“A comparison of British Isles weather type frequencies in the climatic re cord from 1781 to 1971.”
Weather 30, 21-24
(keywords: UK LWTs historical records reconstruction climate change)

Kington, J.A., 1975
“An analysis of the seasonal characteristic of 1781-84 and 1968-71 using t he PSCM indices.”
Weather 30, 109-114
(keywords: historical records reconstruction climate change methodology)

Kington, J.A., 1975
“Birds and the weather of 1784.”
In: Trans. Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society 23, 140-144
(keywords: historical climatology climate change miscellaneous)

Kington, J.A., 1975
“Daily synoptic weather maps from the 1780s: a research project of synopti c climatology.”
Meteorological Magazine 104, 33-52
(keywords: graphics historical records climate change meteorology cartography)

Kington, J.A., 1975
“The construction of 500-millibar charts for the eastern North Atlantic-Eu ropean sector from 1781.”
Meteorological Magazine 104, 336-340
(keywords: Atlantic Europe reconstruction historical records datasets meteorology climate change cartography )

Kington, J.A., 1974
“An application of phenological data to historical climatology.”
Weather 29, 320-328
(keywords: dendro methodology historical records reconstruction climatology)

Kington, J.A., 1974
“The Societas Meteorologica Palatina: and eighteenth-century meteorologica l society.”
Weather 29, 416-326
(keywords: meteorology historical records observations reconstruction)

Kington, J.A., 1972
“Meteorological observing in Scandinavia and Iceland during the eighteenth century.”
Weather 27, 222-233 (R)
(keywords: observations Scandinavia meteorology Iceland historical records method ology)

Kington, J.A., 1971
“The importance of photography in the development of cloud studies.”
Weather 26, 100-104
(keywords: clouds methodology)

Kington, J.A., 1970
“A late eighteenth-century source of meteorological data.”
Weather 25, 169-175
(keywords: datasets historical meteorology)

Kington, J.A., 1970
“Climatic variation: preparation of weather charts from 1780.”
Swansea Geographer 8, 11-14
(keywords: climate change methodology historical cartography)

Oliver, J. and Kington, J.A., 1970
“The usefulness of ships' log-books in the synoptic analysis of past climates.”
Weather 25, 520-528 (R)
(keywords: historical records climate change methodology proxy shipping)

Kington, J.A., 1969
“A century of cloud classification.”
Weather 24, 84-89
(keywords: clouds historical methodology)

Kington, J.A., 1968
“A historical review of cloud study.”
Weather 23, 349-356
(keywords: clouds historical methodology)


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