Research in weather

Despite the growth in the volume of research on weather and mobilities, few studies address the conduction of mobile research in weather. Whereas research on weather treats the weather as a unit of analysis, research in weather reflexively examines the processes and outcomes of a research project as an experience and practice immersed in a specific weatherworld. While not all research is weather-sensitive, all fieldwork done in the open is affected by weather. In this chapter we focus on doing research in weather by recalling on specific meteorological events and personal experiences and by reflecting on their significance. We draw from fieldwork that is particularly affected by climate, seasonality, and weather: mobile, multisite ethnography. We argue that seasonal weather events affect the selection of where we do research, what time of the year we do it, what particular activities we choose to pursue, and how we choose to move around in the field.