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Farewell France [Lajoie]
No. 286 May 1988Meteorologist France Lajoie with the retirement gifts he received from his BMRC colleagues on 11 February, his last day in the Bureau. France, who specialised in tropical cyclone research, joined the Bureau in 1969 as an experienced meteorologist, having worked for many years in the weather service of his home country, Mauritius. France's quiet, unassuming manner cloaked a keen and inquiring mind, and his often controversial theories on tropical cyclones proved a great stimulus to several of his younger colleagues now working in this area. France's work concentrated on operational aspects, and was very much directed towards techniques to improve forecasting. He was best known for a technique he developed to predict tropical cyclone motion, based on satellite imagery. He also used satellite imagery to determine the centre and intensity of tropical cyclones, and investigated the diurnal variation of clouds associated with cyclones.
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