Corporate Body
International Antarctic Meteorological Research Centre (1965 - 1969)
- From
- 1965
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - To
- 30 June 1969
- Functions
- Meteorology and Industrial or scientific research
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
Summary
The International Antarctic Meteorological Research Centre (IAMRC) was established in 1965 to carry out research into atmospheric physics over the Antarctic, with an emphasis on polar and hemispheric synoptic research, continuing part of the work of the International Antarctic Analysis Centre (IAAC), which closed in 1965. The IAMRC was led by H.R. Phillpot, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology. The Centre was disbanded on the creation of the Commonwealth Meteorology Research Centre.
'In 1965 the Australian Government decided to set up a world centre of the World Weather Watch (WWW) in Melbourne. This relieved the IAAC of its analysis commitment, thereby enabling the research activity to be expanded. The Centre [was] accordingly re-designated the International Antarctic Meteorological Research Centre (IAMRC).' Foreword, International Antarctic Meteorological Research Centre, 1967.
Related entries
Timeline
1959 - 1965 International Antarctic Analysis Centre (IAAC)
1965 - 1969 International Antarctic Meteorological Research Centre
Published resources
Books
- Bureau of Meteorology, Australia's Role in International Meteorology - IMO-WMO Centenary 1973-1973 (Melbourne: Bureau of Meteorology, 1973). Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476153. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_i.html. Details
A. Smith & H. Morgan
Created: 28 September 2001, Last modified: 4 July 2012
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