OrgRoles
Meteorological Adviser
OrgTeams
Non committee
OrgCountry
UK
Martin Harris is the Meteorological Adviser for the 2010 Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2010 gas balloon race. He will help to brief the balloon pilots about the wind and weather before they launch from Bristol, interpreting and explaining the weather forecast data supplied by the UK Met. Office.
Martin has been involved with ballooning since 1965, and is an aviation meteorologist with 40 years of professional experience. He has specialised in international weather forecasting for long-distance balloon and airship operations, amongst his more regular work in environmental research, satellite meteorology, mountain weather research, pilot training in meteorology, and in weather-related airliner accident investigation.