BAMOS
Dec 2017
Contents
4 President’s report
7 News
13 Regional Centres
18 Conference report
20
and Article: Thoughts on meteorology
community outreach by
Richard Whitaker
22 Article: Only One Sky: AMOS Art
Competition 2017 by Stephanie
Downes
26
Article: Linking forecasts and end
users: perspectives from a Pacific Aid
Program by Roan Plotz and Lynda
Chambers
30 Science Article: Observed zone of
increasing wind speeds and tornado
events in Tasmania, Australia by
Anton Kole
36 Research Corner with Damien Irving
38 Weather in literature quiz with
Matthias Tomczak
39 Charts of the Past with Blair Trewin
40 Calendar and JSHESS contents
ISSN 1035-6576
Editor: Linden Ashcroft
Editor-in-Chief: Damien Irving
Assistant Editors: Diana Greenslade, Melissa Lyne and Blair Trewin
Regional Sub-Editors: Sarah Perry (VIC)
Design: Jeanette Dargaville
Publisher: AMOS, GPO Box 1289, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia
Submission deadline for next issue: 20 February 2018
Contact and submit pieces: [email protected] Submission
guidelines available online and at the end of this issue
Cover image: “End of Summer” by Robert Yecies, winner of the Primary
and Peer Favourite categories in the 2017 AMOS Art Competition
Image: The satellite image from Himawari-8 on 17 December, 4:10pm
AEDT. Accessed from http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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Linden Ashcroft
Editor
What a year
Well done everyone! We’ve made it to the end of 2017.
As the year draws to a close, this issue of BAMOS feels
like it combines the best of what our community has
to offer. Articles in the December issue include student
research, outreach activities, interdisciplinary science
that has direct community relevance, and recognition
of the incredible efforts made by many of our members.
Congratulations to the 2017 AMOS award winners, and
the newly appointed AMOS Fellows. Now you can really
say you are FAMOS!
Many thanks to everyone who submitted articles this
year, from opinion pieces to regular submissions. A
massive thanks must also go to the amazing editorial
team. Damien, Blair, Diana, Melissa and Sarah have been
patient and vigilant in the development of each issue,
and we’re lucky to have them. Plus, as always, absolutely
nothing would be done without the support and talent
of the irreplaceable Jeanette Dargaville. Thank you
Jeanette!
I’m sad to say that this will be my last issue as BAMOS
Editor. OK, I have said that once before, but this time I
mean it. I’ve been honoured to be back at the helm this
year, contributing to the new format of the Bulletin and
making some changes to the Author Guidelines (check
out the back pages!). But it’s time to let new hands take
the wheel. If you think those hands could be yours, see
the position advertisement on Page 5. I promise you
won’t regret it.
Wishing you and yours all the very best for the Christmas
period and may good things come in 2018.