BAMOS 17
• Now NWP models are so good that the big black line can be replaced with a point forecast of all meteorological variables at high time resolution, together with measures of uncertainty. So, do we need a cold front on a weather map anymore? I suspect that the public will make comment if they disappear from the weather map, yet the animations of wind seen on TV forecasts are so much more informative.
— Graham Mills.
NWP RAAF RFC
SHAC
TIROS
Numerical Weather Prediction Royal Australian Air Force
Regional Forecasting Centre( Bureau of Meteorology)
Southern Hemisphere Analysis Centre( Bureau of Meteorology)
Television Infrared Observation Satellite
All of us who have applied the frontal concept in the Australian region during our various careers, whether in operational synoptic meteorology, research or teaching, can recall different experiences with its utility and reach a range of end-of-career conclusions on its validity and relevance. But we all remember our early encounters with the frontal model as a special part of our meteorological education and look back, some with nostalgia, on the diverse impacts of its study and application on our careers in Meteorology.
Acronyms
AMFA Air Mass and Frontal Analysis( Section, Bureau of Meteorology)
ANMRC
BMRC CAFE CAO
CAWCR
CFRP CMRC
ECMWF
FGGE GARP IAAC
IAMRC
Australian Numerical Meteorology Research Centre( joint Bureau-CSIRO)
Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre Central Australian Fronts Experiments
Central Analysis Office( Bureau of Meteorology)
Collaboration for Australian Weather and Climate Research( joint Bureau-CSIRO)
Cold Fronts Research Program
Commonwealth Meteorology Research Centre( joint Bureau-CSIRO)
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
First GARP Global Experiment Global Atmospheric Research Program
International Antarctic Analysis Centre( Melbourne)
International Antarctic Meteorological Research Centre( Melbourne)
IGY International Geophysical Year( 1957-58) McIDAS
Man computer Interactive Data Access System
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