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BAMOS November 2025
21 disjunction of the winds evident at Cape Jaffa persisted for nearly two hours.
Acknowledgements
A / Prof Bertram Ostendorf from the University of Adelaide compiled, analysed and interpreted BARRA datasets. Dr Bronwyn Dolman of ATRAD built the overnight data quality assurance system. Graeme Tepper of MicroMeteorological Research & Educational Services contributed greatly to the first phase.
Figure 4: For Hamley Bridge station, histogram of VTD for September 2023( left) and 24-hour episode of strong inversion and associated wind( right). Credit: Warwick Grace
Figure 5: left: Winds at Mesonet and BOM stations at 0530 on 25 July 2024 showing highly variable wind direction due to stable conditions in complex terrain around the Clare Valley( centre right). The BOM station indicating calm is at Clare. Right: Winds at Mesonet and BOM stations at 1100 on 26 July 2025 pinpointing a low and front( not marked). The disjunction at Cape Jaffa, indicative of a shallow sloping front, persisted for two hours. The BOM station is 2 km westward and 8 m higher than its counterpart. Black dots at mid-arrow denote BOM stations. Credit: Warwick Grace