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War History of the Australian Meteorological Service

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: D.Met.S.—Australia's Wartime Weather Service

Chapter 2: The Weather Factor in Warfare

Chapter 3: Met in the Retreat

Chapter 4: Met in the Advance

Chapter 5: Meteorology in Aviation

Chapter 6: Central Forecasting Services

Chapter 7: Met With the Army

Chapter 8: Research and Personnel Training

Chapter 9: Instrumental Development and Maintenance

Chapter 10: Scientific Developments in the RAAF Meteorological Service

Chapter 11: Divisional Bureaux and Their Work

Appendix 1: List of Reports Provided by D.Met.S. for Advances Operational Planning and Other Purposes
Solomon Islands
New Britain and New Guinea Regions
Netherlands East Indies, excluding Dutch New Guinea
Philippine Islands
Japan, with Japanese and Mandated Territories
Miscellaneous Reports
Investigations, Intelligence and Services

Appendix 2: List of Service Personnel RAAF Meteorological Service

Appendix 3: List of Civilian Personnel Who Worked Together with Service Personnel of the RAAF Meteorological Service

Appendix 4: List of Locations at which RAAF Meteorological Service Personnel Served


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Appendix 1: List of Reports Provided by D.Met.S. for Advances Operational Planning and Other Purposes

Solomon Islands

  • Report on Guadalcanal for period July to October 1942, with sun and moon tables (issued July 1942);

  • Tulagi, July to October 1942, with astronomical tables as in the case of Guadalcanal (July 1942);

  • Northern Solomons, including Faisi, Buka and Bougainville, from July to October 1942, with
    astronomical tables applicable to Buka and the southern end of Bougainville (July 1942);

  • Choiseul and Santa Ysabel Islands, with tables for September to December 1942, for each place (August 1942);

  • New Georgia tables from September to December 1942 (August 1942);

  • Shortland, Fauro and Russell Islands (November 1942);

  • Bougainville, extended to cover all months, with astronomical tables from 1943 (November 1942);

  • Sun and moon tables for Choiseul and Santa Ysabel Islands and New Georgia for 1943 (November 1942);

  • Sun and moon tables for Bougainville from October 1944 to June 1945 (October 1944);

  • Solomon Island, temperature and humidity mainly, as affecting comfort (for DGMS RAAF headquarters) (January 1945);


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Haldane, T. 1997 'War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946', Metarch Papers, No. 10 October 1997, Bureau of Meteorology

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