Abstract
On 2015 March 20, a total solar eclipse will occur in the
North Atlantic, with the Kingdom of Denmark’s Faroe Islands
and Norway’s Svalbard archipelago (formerly Spitzbergen)
being the only options for land-based observing. The region
is known for wild, unpredictable, and often cloudy conditions,
which potentially pose a serious threat for people hoping to
view the spectacle.
We report on a citizen-science, weather-monitoring project,
based in the Faroe Islands, which was conducted in March
2014—one year prior to the eclipse. The project aimed to
promote awareness of the eclipse among the local communities, with the data collected providing a quantitative overview
of typical weather conditions that may be expected in 2015. It
also allows us to validate the usefulness of short-term weather
forecasts, which may be used to increase the probability of
observing the eclipse.
North Atlantic, with the Kingdom of Denmark’s Faroe Islands
and Norway’s Svalbard archipelago (formerly Spitzbergen)
being the only options for land-based observing. The region
is known for wild, unpredictable, and often cloudy conditions,
which potentially pose a serious threat for people hoping to
view the spectacle.
We report on a citizen-science, weather-monitoring project,
based in the Faroe Islands, which was conducted in March
2014—one year prior to the eclipse. The project aimed to
promote awareness of the eclipse among the local communities, with the data collected providing a quantitative overview
of typical weather conditions that may be expected in 2015. It
also allows us to validate the usefulness of short-term weather
forecasts, which may be used to increase the probability of
observing the eclipse.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 230-234 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 108 |
| No. | 6 |
| Specialist publication | Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- citizen science
- solar eclipse
- Faroe Islands