68:, for a salary of ÂŁ320 per annum. He became interested in the records of the drain gauges, and their relationship with rainfall, and from these was able to estimate the rate at which water evaporated from bare soil. From these beginnings some of his major contributions would follow. When war broke out he was recruited by the Admiralty and worked on the sound output of ships and submarines in connection with the development of acoustic mines. In 1944 he was recalled to Rothamsted to work on the physics of wet soil in preparation for the land campaign, where the progress of military vehicles would be vital.
81:
Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda and elsewhere, working on the needs of tropical crops. In 1961 he served as
President of the Royal Meteorological Society, and he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1965. He served on many academic and government bodies, and travelled widely, advising on reservoir projects and water needs, and was awarded the
93:
Besides his work Penman also used to write humorous and satirical sketches. As a person he had a keen intellect and questioning temperament, but a fine sense of humour which showed itself in many ways, such as at the
Christmas pantomimes at Rothamsted where he wrote some of the satirical sketches.
80:
succeeded
Bernard Keen in 1947, but in 1954 Schofield became head of the Chemistry Department and Penman was appointed head of the separate Physics Department. Several members of his staff were involved in meteorological projects in Africa, and scientists came to be trained before taking posts in
59:
where he graduated in
Physics in 1930. While working for the British Cotton Research Association in Manchester he worked on his thesis for his Ph.D., which was awarded by Durham University in 1938. Bored by the work on cotton dyes he applied in 1937 for a post in the Soil Physics Department at
114:
obituary article wrote: “By showing how classical physics can be used to solve environmental problems, Howard Penman made a unique contribution to agricultural meteorology and hydrology. His finest memorial is the formula which bears his name.”
23:, which is used worldwide by meteorologists and agricultural scientists to assess evaporation rates in different setups (lakes and ponds, lawns, cropped fields) and locations in the world. With
76:
After the war he continued work on water-related topics, including irrigation needs worldwide, and seasonal water balances for each catchment area in
Britain.
264:
259:
85:
He retired from
Rothamsted in 1974, but continued to take an interest in scientific and international issues until his death in 1984.
254:
249:
28:
82:
103:
183:
244:
239:
137:
106:
and the need for international cooperation to solve the long term problems of peace and development.
77:
211:
61:
36:
171:
32:
56:
145:
212:"People | Howard Latimer Penman F.R.S. 1909-1984 | Leading Rothamsted Physicist"
196:
20:
141:
233:
111:
107:
52:
24:
149:
65:
40:
175:
39:
scientist and government advisor, and a well-known local figure in
35:
and the need for crop irrigation. Penman was a distinguished
19:(1909 – 1984) was a British meteorologist. He formulated
102:
With his wife Nan he was very much involved with the
8:
132:Ong, C.; Black, C. (2012). "John Monteith".
124:
192:
181:
165:
163:
161:
159:
7:
265:Alumni of Armstrong College, Durham
134:Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
170:"Howard Latimer Penman": 378–404.
14:
150:10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.10.012
1:
260:Fellows of the Royal Society
31:which is used to calculate
281:
104:United Nations Association
51:Howard Penman was born in
29:Penman–Monteith equation
255:British meteorologists
191:Cite journal requires
17:Howard Latimer Penman
250:British hydrologists
214:. Harpenden History
142:2012AgFM..166A...1O
62:Rothamsted Research
37:Rothamsted Research
136:. 166–167: A1–A2.
33:evapotranspiration
27:he formulated the
57:Durham University
272:
224:
223:
221:
219:
207:
201:
200:
194:
189:
187:
179:
167:
154:
153:
129:
21:Penman’s Formula
280:
279:
275:
274:
273:
271:
270:
269:
230:
229:
228:
227:
217:
215:
209:
208:
204:
190:
180:
169:
168:
157:
131:
130:
126:
121:
100:
91:
74:
55:and studied at
49:
12:
11:
5:
278:
276:
268:
267:
262:
257:
252:
247:
242:
232:
231:
226:
225:
202:
193:|journal=
155:
123:
122:
120:
117:
99:
96:
90:
87:
78:R.K. Schofield
73:
70:
48:
45:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
277:
266:
263:
261:
258:
256:
253:
251:
248:
246:
243:
241:
238:
237:
235:
213:
210:Ross, Gavin.
206:
203:
198:
185:
177:
173:
166:
164:
162:
160:
156:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
128:
125:
118:
116:
113:
112:Royal Society
109:
108:John Monteith
105:
97:
95:
88:
86:
84:
79:
71:
69:
67:
63:
58:
54:
53:County Durham
46:
44:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
25:John Monteith
22:
18:
216:. Retrieved
205:
184:cite journal
133:
127:
101:
98:Contribution
92:
75:
66:Bernard Keen
64:, headed by
50:
16:
15:
245:1984 deaths
240:1909 births
234:Categories
218:24 January
119:References
47:Early life
41:Harpenden
89:Writings
138:Bibcode
110:in his
176:770117
174:
83:O.B.E.
72:Career
172:JSTOR
220:2013
197:help
146:doi
236::
188::
186:}}
182:{{
158:^
144:.
43:.
222:.
199:)
195:(
178:.
152:.
148::
140::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.