RAAF Meteorological Service
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Weather Factor in Warfare
Chapter 2: Establishing and Developing the RAAF Directorate of Met. Services (D.Met.S)
Chapter 3: Recruiting and Training of Personnel
Chapter 4: Meteorology in Aviation
Chapter 5: The Met. Retreating
Chapter 6: The Met. Advancing
Chapter 7: The Met With the Army and the Navy
Chapter 8: Divisional Offices of the Bureau of Meteorology During the War
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Hobart
Chapter 9: Research and Instrumental Development
Chapter 10: The End, Aftermath, and Beyond
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
References
Index
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Throughout World War II, the Divisional Offices of the Bureau of Meteorology at Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart, as well as the central office of the Bureau in Melbourne, adapted their routines and activities to the direction of the RAAF Directorate of Meteorological Services in meeting the needs of the Allied armed forces in the South-West Pacific area. At the same time, the usual work of collating climatological observations, and the preparation and restricted issue of stock and crop bulletins and wheat crop progress statements was maintained. Weekly, monthly and yearly weather reports, and monthly and yearly rainfall maps were compiled despite the loss of experienced staff to specific war activities. As well, the Bureau made numerous and valuable special services available to the armed forces.
Melbourne
The central office of the Bureau of Meteorology, then located in Drummond Street, Melbourne, was the headquarters of the RAAF Directorate of Meteorological Services and the key centre of Australian meteorological services in general. All administrative functions, including the posting, transfer and promotion of personnel were carried out there through normal RAAF procedures. Specialised training of Meteorological Officers, Meteorological Assistants and Meteorological Charters was conducted there. All activities and operations of the meteorological service were co-ordinated in Melbourne under the control of Group-Captain Warren and his staff.Research and development and installation and maintenance of instruments and field equipment were supervised by central Bureau personnel. Information for the military services was passed twice daily to the war room in Melbourne, and coded forecasts and weather situation statements were broadcast to military bases.
People in Bright Sparcs - Warren, Herbert Norman
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