Lynch was born in Dublin, and educated at University College Dublin, where he obtained his BSc (1968) and MSc (1969) in mathematical science. He enlisted in the Irish meteorological service (now known as Met Éireann) in 1971, and worked there until 2004, rising to the rank of Head of the Research and Training Division and later Deputy Director. In 1982, he was awarded a PhD by Trinity College Dublin for his thesis Planetary-scale Hydrodynamic Instability in the Atmosphere written under the supervision of Ray Bates.[2]
In 2004, he moved to academia, becoming Met Éireann Professor of Meteorology at the School of Mathematical Sciences. He has supervised several doctoral theses there.[2] He is now an Emeritus Professor at the School of Mathematical Sciences.[3]
Shortly after formally retiring from UCD in 2011, he started writing a weekly mathematical blog called "That's Maths", about half of the columns also appearing in The Irish Times newspaper (on the first and third Thursdays of each month).[4] Two books of collected columns have resulted, in 2016 and 2020, respectively.
Scientific meteorologyedit
One of Lynch's principal interests is the scientific approach to weather forecasting and its history,[1] for example publishing a 2000 paper called "Weather Forecasting: from woolly art to solid science".[5]Lewis Fry Richardson pioneered mathematical techniques of weather forecasting and dreamed that weather prediction would one day be an exact science. Modern computers were not available in Richardson's day and further theoretical advances were needed before Richardson's dream could be a realised. Lynch examined this issue first in a 2008 paper,[6] and later in his book The Emergence of Numerical Weather Prediction: Richardson's Dream.
Awardsedit
In 2014 Lynch received the European Meteorological Society Silver Medal for "his outstanding contribution to meteorological education and outreach activities, his important scientific contribution to Numerical Weather forecasting and his leadership in international collaborations."[7] In 2017 he received the Maths Week Ireland award for outstanding work in raising public awareness of mathematics.[8]
Publicationsedit
Books
That’s Maths II (subtitled “A Ton of Wonders”) Logic Press, November 2020, ISBN9781716507991
That’s Maths (subtitled “The Mathematical Magic in Everyday Life”) Gill Books, October 2016, ISBN9780717169559
Rambling Round Ireland: A Commodius Vicus of Recirculation The Liffey Press, 2010, ISBN1905785917
The Emergence of Numerical Weather Prediction: Richardson's Dream, Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN9780521857291
Papers
"The origins of computer weather prediction and climate modeling" In: Journal of Computational Physics227 (7), 3431–3444 (2008)
"The emergence of numerical weather prediction: Richardson's dream" Cambridge University Press (2006)
"The Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track Experiment (FASTEX): scientific objectives and experimental design" (with A Joly, D Jorgensen, MA Shapiro, ...) In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society78 (9), 1917–1940 (1997)
"The Dolph-Chebyshev window: A simple optimal filter" In: Monthly weather review125 (4), 655–660 (1997)
"Initialization of the HIRLAM model using a digital filter" (with Xiang-Yu Huang) In: Monthly Weather Review120 (6), 1019–1034 (1992)
^ abPeter Lynch at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
^"UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics". www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^Peter Lynch's That's Maths Mathematics Ireland, October 2016
^Met Éireann Divisions: List of Research by Author
^Richardson’s Forecast: What Went Wrong? Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 14–17 June 2004
^EMS Silver Medal 2014: Peter Lynch European Meteorological Society
^Peter Lynch honored for raising awareness of maths The Irish Times, 18 October 2017
Balanced Flow on the Spinning Globe, Prof Peter Lynch: 2014 EMS Silver Medal Lecture video
Personal web page
January 01, 1970
peter, lynch, meteorologist, peter, lynch, irish, meteorologist, mathematician, blogger, book, author, interests, include, numerical, weather, prediction, dynamic, meteorology, hamiltonian, mechanics, history, meteorology, popularisation, mathematics, peter, l. Peter Lynch is an Irish meteorologist mathematician blogger and book author His interests include numerical weather prediction dynamic meteorology Hamiltonian mechanics the history of meteorology and the popularisation of mathematics 1 Peter LynchBorn1947 Alma materTrinity College Dublin OccupationMeteorologistuniversity teacher Contents 1 Life and career 2 Scientific meteorology 3 Awards 4 Publications 5 References 6 External linksLife and career editLynch was born in Dublin and educated at University College Dublin where he obtained his BSc 1968 and MSc 1969 in mathematical science He enlisted in the Irish meteorological service now known as Met Eireann in 1971 and worked there until 2004 rising to the rank of Head of the Research and Training Division and later Deputy Director In 1982 he was awarded a PhD by Trinity College Dublin for his thesis Planetary scale Hydrodynamic Instability in the Atmosphere written under the supervision of Ray Bates 2 In 2004 he moved to academia becoming Met Eireann Professor of Meteorology at the School of Mathematical Sciences He has supervised several doctoral theses there 2 He is now an Emeritus Professor at the School of Mathematical Sciences 3 Shortly after formally retiring from UCD in 2011 he started writing a weekly mathematical blog called That s Maths about half of the columns also appearing in The Irish Times newspaper on the first and third Thursdays of each month 4 Two books of collected columns have resulted in 2016 and 2020 respectively Scientific meteorology editOne of Lynch s principal interests is the scientific approach to weather forecasting and its history 1 for example publishing a 2000 paper called Weather Forecasting from woolly art to solid science 5 Lewis Fry Richardson pioneered mathematical techniques of weather forecasting and dreamed that weather prediction would one day be an exact science Modern computers were not available in Richardson s day and further theoretical advances were needed before Richardson s dream could be a realised Lynch examined this issue first in a 2008 paper 6 and later in his book The Emergence of Numerical Weather Prediction Richardson s Dream Awards editIn 2014 Lynch received the European Meteorological Society Silver Medal for his outstanding contribution to meteorological education and outreach activities his important scientific contribution to Numerical Weather forecasting and his leadership in international collaborations 7 In 2017 he received the Maths Week Ireland award for outstanding work in raising public awareness of mathematics 8 Publications editBooks That s Maths II subtitled A Ton of Wonders Logic Press November 2020 ISBN 9781716507991 That s Maths subtitled The Mathematical Magic in Everyday Life Gill Books October 2016 ISBN 9780717169559 Rambling Round Ireland A Commodius Vicus of Recirculation The Liffey Press 2010 ISBN 1905785917 The Emergence of Numerical Weather Prediction Richardson s Dream Cambridge University Press 2006 ISBN 9780521857291 Papers The origins of computer weather prediction and climate modeling In Journal of Computational Physics 227 7 3431 3444 2008 The emergence of numerical weather prediction Richardson s dream Cambridge University Press 2006 The Fronts and Atlantic Storm Track Experiment FASTEX scientific objectives and experimental design with A Joly D Jorgensen MA Shapiro In Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 78 9 1917 1940 1997 The Dolph Chebyshev window A simple optimal filter In Monthly weather review 125 4 655 660 1997 Initialization of the HIRLAM model using a digital filter with Xiang Yu Huang In Monthly Weather Review 120 6 1019 1034 1992 References edit a b http ThatsMaths com a b Peter Lynch at the Mathematics Genealogy Project UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics www ucd ie Retrieved 21 July 2019 Peter Lynch s That s Maths Mathematics Ireland October 2016 Met Eireann Divisions List of Research by Author Richardson s Forecast What Went Wrong Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction University of Maryland College Park MD 14 17 June 2004 EMS Silver Medal 2014 Peter Lynch European Meteorological Society Peter Lynch honored for raising awareness of maths The Irish Times 18 October 2017External links editPeter Lynch at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Balanced Flow on the Spinning Globe Prof Peter Lynch 2014 EMS Silver Medal Lecture video Personal web page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Lynch meteorologist amp oldid 1175728685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
