Person
Smith, Len (1920 - )
- Born
- 15 June 1920
Australia - Occupation
- Forecaster and Meteorological observer
Summary
Len Smith worked for the Bureau of Meteorology between 1936 and 1946 as a junior meteorological assistant involved with collection and distribution of weather information in the forecasting section. He specialised in the use of the Australian code 'COMETSYN' (Coded METeorological SYNopsis), and served in the RAAF Meteorological Service, 1941-1946.
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Len Smith's Memorable Decade - 1936 to 1946', Weather News, 326 (December 2000) (2000), 46-50. Details
Resources
- 'Smith, Len (1920-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475646. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 25 May 2006
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