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

Helen Morgan

Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 25 May 2006

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