The Symons Gold Medal is awarded biennially by the
Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society is a long-established institution that promotes academic and public engagement in weather and climate science. Fellows of the Society must possess relevant qualifications, but Associate Fellows can be lay enthus ...
for distinguished work in the field of meteorological science.
It was established in 1901 in memory of
George James Symons
George James Symons FRS (6 August 1838 – 10 March 1900) was a British meteorologist who founded and managed the ''British Rainfall Organisation'', an unusually dense and widely distributed network of rainfall data collection sites throughout ...
, a notable British meteorologist.
Recipients
Source (1978-)
Royal Metereological Society
See also
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List of meteorology awards
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List of prizes named after people
References
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Meteorology awards
British awards
Awards established in 1901