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Meet the AMOS ACT Branch Committee for 2012
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Clem Davis
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I worked as an operational meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology for 33 years and had postings to Perth (twice), Alice Springs, Darwin and Canberra. Prior to taking early retirement in 2005, I was Officer-in-Charge of the Canberra Meteorological Office for 9 years. My one claim to fame (or infamy) was that I was on the morning shift for the January 18th fires in the ACT.
Since 2006 I have held an appointment as Visiting Fellow in the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the ANU where, amongst other things, I have been investigating local climate change around the ACT and how ENSO events impact on the local climate.
In 2010 I was convener of the 2010 AMOS conference held in Canberra. I have been secretary/treasurer since the ACT branch was set up in 1999
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Dr. Robin Robertson
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Senior Lecturer in Oceanography, School of Physical, Environmental, and Mathematical Sciences, University of New South Wales in Canberra
My research investigates the interactions of flow with topography. I primarily explore the generation and propagation of internal tides and waves and so far have simulated these for Antarctic and Indonesian Seas. I am examining the impact these processed have on ocean circulation, mixing, ice shelves, and sea ice. My research is at the nexus of observation and modelling and I focus on realistic simulations with verification against observations.
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Robert Cechet
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Robert (Bob) Cechet received a B.Sc (Distinction) from Monash University followed by a PostGrad Diploma (Meteorology) from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Training School. He subsequently spent 7 years with the Bureau of Meteorology gaining experience in weather forecasting and meteorological instrumentation, including the field analysis of severe events such as bushfires. He then joined CSIRO Atmospheric Research, and over a 17 year period worked on climate related activities such as the analysis of satellite-derived atmospheric measurements, and developing computational models to utilise a wide range of ground-based and satellite data. He has been an active contributor to the Australian Greenhouse Science Program, and performed a climate consultant role for CSIRO assisting external agencies with the use of climate and climate change data, with a focus on extreme events.
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Bob joined the Geoscience Australia Risk and Impact Analysis Group in 2004 to develop models which assess and impact and risk of natural hazards. He has developed severe wind hazard models (cyclones, thunderstorms and synoptic winds) as well as assisting with tsunami and inundation model development. He has led significant natural hazard impact assessments for the Federal Government such as the National Coastal Vulnerability Assessment (NCVA) and the National Wind Risk Assessment (NWRA). He also led GA’s efforts in assessing the impacts of major natural hazards such as Tropical Cyclone Larry and the 2009 Victorian fires (where 40 GA personnel were involved), and contributed to the Garnaut Climate Change Review. In 2011, Bob joined the new Environmental Geoscience Division at Geoscience Australia where his role focused on natural hazard and climate change impact research. He also became the Project Leader of the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (BCRC) Bushfire Risk project which is a 3-year collaboration between Geoscience Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne University and the CSIRO Divisions of Ecosystem Science & Marine and Atmospheric Research. |
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Gavin O'Brien
BA Dip Ed ( Geography/History), MA (Theology)
I have had an interest in Meteorology from my high school days (1960s). I was a Secondary School Teacher (Geography/History SOSE; 1980) until I retired from teaching in 2008.I was a Foundation Member of the NSW Meteological Society (Sydney), a Fellow of Royal Met Soc. since 1980. I left the RMS to join AMOS in its foundation year.
I worked at the BOM at HQ Melbourne (APT Satelitte Receiving Station, Werribee and in La Trobe Street Melbourne - CAO) 1966-67 then at the RO New South Wales, Commonweath Centre, Hunter Street , Sydney in 1967 before leaving to work in the NSW Public Service until 1974 when I went to UNE Armidale NSW.
I have maintained full weather observations since 1963 whereever I have been living. I established my first Canberra site in Griffith (Ovens Street) 1983, then at Narrabundah (Pullen Street) 1984-1991 and the present site at Gilmore from 1991 to the present. We also had a site in Bonython from 1992 to 1995. I operated a Maximum Weather Station from 1991 until 2007 but had many problems with its operation. I purchased a Davis Vintage Pro2 in 2008 and we are now on the net with Weather Undergound.The Station Name is Gilmore North and it is on line 24/7 .
I wrote a monthly Climate Summary Report for the Tuggeranong Valley in the local newspapers, The Valley View and Southside Chronicle for about five years in the 1990's.I am on the 'net' with list of austpacwx weather, based in Victoria.I have plans to set up a website for provision of climate and weather data when time and expertise allow! I am also a Storm Spotter for the Bureau of Meteorology since the 1990s .
I now work parttime as a Field Officer with the ABS in "semi retirement".
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