Australian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society

Abstracts due for Oceans Sciences Meeting 2022
2021-09-01
https://www.aslo.org/osm2022/

Nominations for AMOS awards close
2021-09-01
If you’d like to nominate a colleague for an AMOS award (Priestley Medal, the Zillman Medal, the Christopher Taylor Award, and the AMOS Science Outreach Award) it’s due on September 1.
More details here: https://www.amos.org.au/activities/awards/

AMS Abstract Deadline
2021-09-01
Abstracts for the American Meteorological Society Annual Conference (Houston, TX, Jan 23-27, 2022) are due. For details see the AMS webpage:
https://annual.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/2022/call-for-papers/

National Science Week
2021-08-14 - 2021-08-22
It’s National Science Week. Lots of events all around the country:
https://www.scienceweek.net.au

IPCC AR6 Working Group I report released
2021-08-09
Date to be confirmed.
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-i/

AOGS Annual Conference
2021-08-01 - 2021-08-06
The Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Conference is running online August 1-6.
https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2021/public.asp?page=home.html

AMOS Workshop: Probabilistic Weather Forecasting for the Energy Industry
2021-07-28 - 2021-07-29 | Online
This workshop facilitates engagement between the weather and energy forecasting community.

About this event

Weather is having a growing impact on electricity market dynamics and the day to day operation of electricity system. Weather prediction is inherently uncertain. Considerable investment has been made in weather forecast models to account for and represent uncertainty through probabilistic forecasting. This workshop facilitates engagement between the weather and energy sectors, focussing on the theme of probabilistic forecasts.
Location: online interactive – access details to follow

Dates :

Wednesday 28th July 1400 – 1800 (AEST)
Thursday 29th July 1000 – 1400 (AEST)

Who is this intended for:
The workshop is intended for those members of the energy industry who:

Would like to know more about probabilistic forecasts
Would like to know more about how to interpret skill of probabilistic forecasts; or
Already using probabilistic forecasts and looking to refine them

Why probabilistic forecasts:
The standard weather or climate forecast today is probabilistic; meaning, along with predicting the expected weather, precise statement relating to the confidence of the forecast system are possible. Examples of standard probabilistic forecast range from short term (minutes) forecasts of solar radiation to long range (months) forecasts of temperature anomalies. Forecast developers and some users of forecast, use measures of “probabilistic forecast skill” to select amongst probabilistic forecast systems. There is rarely one unique measure of skill, knowing which measure to use is context dependent and a challenge for all forecast users. This workshop bridges the gap between forecast users and producers, specifically this workshop:
Includes discussion on conceptual frameworks used to compare probabilistic forecast to observed reality

Case studies from short term forecasting project
Case studies from longer range forecast
Calibration of probabilistic forecasts
A short virtual mixer – in virtual tea session.
An opportunity to participate in an interactive round table
Targeted for forecast users involved in the energy industry.

Click here for draft agenda here
Confirmed speakers:

Hans-Peter Waldl, Overspeed
Corinna Mohrlen, WEPROG
Miguel Ortega-Vazquez, EPRI
John Zack, UL Renewables
Gregor Giebel, DTU Wind Energy
Alberto Troccoli ,WEMC/SECLI FIRM
Peter Steinle, Bureau of Meteorology
Debbie Hudson, Bureau of Meteorology
Yun Li, Western Power
Nick Engerer, CTO, Solcast

Registration Fees:

AMOS Members $50
Non-Members $75
Full-time students free (must used .edu email)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Event Partners:

Deadline for ICSHMO session proposals
2021-07-18
If you’d like to propose a session for ICSHMO 2022 (Christchurch NZ, Feb 8-12, 2022) see the conference website for details. Remember that AMOS is a partner for this event, and that it replaces the AMOS annual conference.
https://confer.eventsair.com/icshmo-2022/call-for-sessions

AMOS/SWAQ Sensing in City Network Workshop
2021-06-29 09:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney)
Sensing in the city: A synthesis of recent understandings from atmospheric monitoring networks in Australian built environments
Tuesday 29th June, 2021
9:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: In-person (UNSW Sydney) + Online (Zoom)
Guest Speakers
CO2, RH and T sensing in evaluating airborne transmission risk –
Robyn Schofield, Uni of Melbourne
Air quality and climate monitoring in Sydney – Towards integrated urban intelligence
– Matt Riley, NSW DPIE
Urban Methane Surveys – Using Isotope Measurements to Guided Source Attribution
– Xinyi Lexi Lu, UNSW BEES.
We Should Be Continuously Monitoring Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases in Sydney to Track Our Net Zero Emissions Progress – Bryce Kelly, UNSW Sydney
Infilling the climate networks with ubiquitous sensing, Internet of Things, and crowdsourced monitoring – Negin Nazarian, UNSW Built Environment
Air quality impacts of the 2019-2020 Black Summer wildfires on Australian schools
– Giovanni Di Virgilio, NSW DPIE
Program
09:00 – Registration/remote login
09:15 – Opening, Welcome to Country
09:30 – Talks and discussion
10:30 – Tea break
10:45 – Talks and discussion
12:00 – Close
Afternoon – Closed stakeholder workshop
If you are a stakeholder who would like to take part in a closed workshop to be held after the talks, please contact Jeanette Dargaville at admin@amos.org.au.
REGISTER for in-person by Friday 18th June OR for online viewing only by Monday 28th June
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Contact:
Jeanette Dargaville
admin@amos.org.au
0404 471 143

AMSA Conference - In the Anthropocene
2021-06-27 - 2021-07-02
The Australian Marine Sciences Association is running a virtual conference covering a broad range of topics. See the program and registration details here:
https://amsa2021.amsa.asn.au/virtual-program

Hug a climate scientist day
2021-06-12
With COVID restrictions we may not be able to actually hug a climate scientist today, which will no doubt be a relief to the very shy and timid species.
Here are some First Dog on the Moon cartoons from previous years:
https://firstdogonthemoon.com.au/cartoons/2019/06/12/hug-a-climate-scientist-day-2019/
https://firstdogonthemoon.com.au/cartoons/2011/06/06/hug-a-climate-scientist-day-first-dog-on-the-moon-declares-june-10-as-hug-a-climate-scientist-day/
https://www.facebook.com/Hug-a-Climate-Scientist-Day-111479510429295/

AMOS NSW meet-up and award presentation event
2021-06-10
Contact admin@amos.org.au for more details

World Ocean Day
2021-06-08
June 8 is World Oceans Day. Lots of events on in Australia and around the world.
World Oceans Day events

CASANZ International Clean Air and Environment Conference
2021-05-17 - 2021-05-21
CASANZ extends an invitation to participate in the 25th International Clean Air and Environment conference, ‘CASANZ 2021’, to be held online. This conference will be unique in nature and will be a reflection of the effects of fires and COVID-19 on air quality since the CASANZ19 conference held in Queenstown, New Zealand.
The 25th International Clean Air and Environment Conference is the only opportunity for our air quality industry to share learnings and different perspectives via an engaging, interactive program with input from high profile speakers and global industry leaders. CASANZ 2021 is a fully peer reviewed conference and we hope you take this opportunity to present at the major air quality event of the year.
Opportunities to present are limited due to the reduced online program format, so be sure to get your abstract submission in before the due date of the 20th of December 2020.
Click here for further information: https://www.casanz.org.au/casanz2021/

AMOS Webinar - WMO State of Climate 2020 Key Findings
2021-05-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
The World Meteorological Organisation’s State of the Global Climate 2020 Report was released on 20 April. Join us for a one hour online webinar with co-author Dr Blair Trewin who will discuss the key findings of the Report.
Chair: Angela Maharaj, AMOS President
Guest speaker: Blair Trewin
Blair Trewin is a Senior Research Scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology, specialising in the development of long-term instrumental data sets. He is Lead of the WMO Expert Team on Operational Climate Monitoring and is the extreme events lead for the WMO’s annual State of the Climate Report. He is also a Lead Author for the forthcoming IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. He is an AMOS Fellow and was AMOS President from 2012-13.
This event is open to all current AMOS members only.
Click here for more information on the State of the Global Climate 2020 report

AMOS Annual Conference 2021
2021-02-08 - 2021-02-12 | Online
AMOS 2021: Science for Impact

Online 8–12 February 2021

AMOS 2021 Data Carpentry Workshop
2021-02-04 | Online
Python is rapidly emerging as the programming language of choice for data analysis in the weather, climate and ocean sciences. By consulting online tutorials and help pages, most researchers in this community are able to pick up the basic syntax and programming constructs (e.g. loops, lists and conditionals). This self-taught knowledge is sufficient to get work done, but it often involves spending hours to do things that should take minutes, reinventing a lot of wheels, and a nagging uncertainty at the end of it all regarding the reliability and reproducibility of the results. To help address these issues, this Data Carpentry workshop will cover a suite of programming best practices that aren’t so easy to glean from a quick Google search.
Convenor: Damien Irving
Instructors: Damien Irving, Holger Wolff (TBC), Claire Trenham

From Sky to Sea: Bushfires, the atmosphere and the marine environment
2020-08-18 13:00 - 14:00
An annual public lecture and panel discussion jointly presented by the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society and the Australian Marine Science Association as part of National Science Week.
Presenters:

Dr Paul Fox-Hughes, Bureau of Meteorology
Associate Professor Pete Strutton, Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies
Hosted by Associate Professor Catriona MacLeod, Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies

National Bushfire and Climate Summit 2020: Recommendations and Wrap Up
2020-07-29 18:00 - 19:30
As we recover from the unprecedented disaster of the recent bushfire season, and brace for the next, a coordinated national response is more important than ever to protect Australian communities from catastrophic fire conditions and the escalating impacts of climate change.
Join NSW Fire & Rescue Commissioner, Greg Mullins and Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie, as they present the recommendations put forward by experts during the National Bushfire and Climate Summit 2020 expert roundtables.
This free, live streamed discussion offers the public a special opportunity to gain insight into the private roundtable discussions held across June and July, and learn more about the findings produced by the conference.
This is a free online event. Please visit this site for more information as well as registration.

Webinar on IFMS Value Proposition
2020-07-22 23:00 | Zoom Webinar, Australia
Topic: IFMS and Its Value Proposition: Achievements, Plans, and Challenges

Date & Time: Jul 22, 2020 09:00 AM in USA Eastern Time (GMT-4); 11:00 PM AEST

Presenters: Dr. Harinder Ahluwalia (President – IFMS)
Moderator: Dr. Jack Hayes (IFMS- Council Member & Retired Director of National Weather Service -USA) All interested member and associate member societies and their members are invited to attend.

Description:

The objective of the webinar is to make our members aware of the activities of IFMS, its achievements, its future plans, and its challenges. We would like to get your feedback about our direction and seek your recommendations to make IFMS serve the national meteorological and hydrological societies, and society at large, in the best possible ways. Your feedback will be solicited through Q&A session and through emails and we will respond to all questions, in writing, as we did in the last webinar. A survey will be conducted to get your feedback on specific issues.

All attendees must Register by completing the form available on the following website: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2di87hlSTSKaMnCNEEIVqA
Participation information will be sent to all registered members.

Since capacity (number of people who can join the Webinar) will be limited, you are advised to register as early
as possible.

Australian Financial Review Virtual Webcast
2020-07-21 10:00 - 12:30 | Online, Australia
Date: Tuesday July 21, 2020
Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm (AEST)
To register: https://webcast.afr.com/futurebriefings/register
Code: AFR57@
Agenda: www.afrfuturebriefings.com.au
Ways of working have been disrupted in every aspect. How will this further shift how we work? What’s next for smarter, adaptive and better-connected workplaces which support distributed teams, efficiencies and productivity? What’s the future of tools to better facilitate remote workforce innovation, collaboration and agility? Virtual technologies. Apps & application services. Platforms. Analytics. Think like a workplace futurist. The new reality is virtual.
Further information: Mitch Piercey, STA Membership Manager – mitch.piercey@sta.org.au

AMOS Energy Forum: Weather and energy - global perspectives, a national priority (Webinar)
2020-06-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Webinar, Australia
About this Event

Australia has much to gain from continued engagement with the rest of the world as we power through our own energy transition. The global energy sector and climate system are closely interlinked with the energy sector producing the majority of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, electricity infrastructure and energy security are linked through variability in the weather, and are vulnerable to extreme weather driven by climate change. Australia’s prosperity this century depends on how the country manages its weather and energy interactions.
AMOS is pleased to invite you to participate in this important discussion, on weather and energy in Australia and across the globe, with our experienced and insightful panel.
Details:
Date: 25 June 2020
Time: 7pm AEST
Format: Zoom Webinar (will be recorded): Each speaker has 15 minutes each, with time for facilitated panel discussion (20 minutes) at the end.
View video of zoom webinar on YouTube
Price: Free
Speakers:
Alberto Troccoli – Co-founder and Managing Director World Energy Meteorology Council
Alberto’s career spans several leading roles at institutions such as NASA, ECMWF (UK), the University of Reading (UK) and CSIRO (Australia). He is the chief editor and author of four books: Seasonal Climate: Forecasting and Managing Risk (2008), Management of Weather and Climate Risk in the Energy Industry (2009), Weather Matters for Energy (2014), and the popular Weather & Climate Services for the Energy Industry (2018).
Gilbert Brunet – Chief Scientist Bureau of Meteorology
Gilbert joined the Bureau in 2018 as Chief Scientist and Group Executive, Science and Innovation (SIG). As Chief Scientist, Gilbert promotes Science and Innovation within the Bureau and advocates the Bureau’s science and innovation to the wider community.Gilbert has been the Director of the Meteorological Research Division (MRD), Environment Canada (EC) between 2006-2018. Here Gilbert was seconded into the role of Director Weather Science at the Met Office United Kingdom, 2012-15.
Asif Bhangor — Engineer Design Manager AusNet Services
Asif has more than 23 years of experience in the power engineering sector providing technical solutions spanning environmental, planning, civil, structural and electrical design working across Asia Pacific including Australia/ New Zealand. Asif is the Convenor for the International Working Group on risk management of overhead power lines in extreme weather events.
Facilitated by:
Johanna Speirs – Facilitator Senior Climate Scientist Snowy Hydro
Dr Johanna Speirs is a Senior Climate Scientist with Snowy Hydro Ltd where she advises on alpine weather and hydrometeorology, seasonal climate variability, climate change and climate risk. Johanna’s also passionate about STEMM engagement, industry-linkages and scientific communication.

Event Partners:

Monash University Energy Institute

World Energy & Meteorology Council (WEMC)

Online Workshop: Next Generation Challenges in Energy Climate Modelling (2 days)
2020-06-22 22:00 - 2020-06-24 02:00
Next Generation Challenges in Energy Climate Modelling

A 2-day online global workshop
22nd and 23rd June 2020: 0600-1000 Denver, 1300-1700 London, 2200-0200 Sydney – please check for your local time

Recent years have seen a growing appreciation of the risks posed by climate variability, change and uncertainty in power system operations and planning. There remain, however, many scientific and technical questions to be addressed in order to fully understand climate risk in power systems. This workshop will bring together an international and interdisciplinary group of researchers working at the interface between climate science and energy applications. The aim is to stimulate an active and ongoing discussion around the use of both historic and future climate datasets in energy system analysis. A fuller description of the workshop concept is available on our webpage: https://research.reading.ac.uk/met-energy/next-generation-challenges-workshop
To facilitate an active discussion between all participants, numbers attending the workshop will be limited. If you are interested in participating, please register your interest using the following link (deadline 5pm UK time 12th June): https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xDv6T_zswEiQgPXkP_kOX2zZMZMnADhBuWwC6tQxnvhUMzJHMTBEUU1VR0tPU1ZMNEVTMTU5UlpQTS4u
If you require further information, please contact d.j.brayshaw@reading.ac.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!

Kozwaves 2020 - 17-19 February 2020
2020-02-17 - 2020-02-19 | Singapore Theatre (B120), University of Melbourne, Australia
The KOZWaves conference series provides a forum for contemporary research on wave science, promoting interdisciplinary collaborations between Australasian wave scientists and international researchers. It focusses on advancing mathematical, numerical and experimental techniques across the different branches of wave science, including acoustics, applied mathematics, ecology, elasticity, electromagnetics, gravitation, optics, seismology, and water waves among others.
Click here for further details
AMOS is a proud supporter of KozWaves 2020

AMOS 2020
2020-02-10 - 2020-02-14 | Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges, 46-54 Marine Tce & Essex St, Fremantle WA 6160, Fremantle, Western Australia, 6160, Australia
The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) is delighted to host the joint 27th AMOS Annual Meeting and International Conference on Indian Ocean Meteorology and Oceanography (AMOS 2020) in Fremantle, Western Australia, from 10–14 February 2020.
The AMOS Annual Meeting is Australia’s pre-eminent meeting profiling the latest findings and applications of our sciences. AMOS 2020 will have over 40 thematic sessions covering topics in meteorology, oceanography and other climate sciences under the broad themes of weather, ocean processes, atmospheric processes, climate, land surface processes, Antarctic science, climate services and community engagement. This year we will be highlighting the current research in Indian oceanography and meteorology with a special conference program attached to the general AMOS Annual Meeting proceedings. In addition to a focus on the Indian Ocean, the conference will also have a strong water theme. The Fremantle and neighbouring Perth areas are adapting to a decrease in freshwater supply. This, coupled with the recent drought conditions in the southeast of the continent, means managing water is an urgent topic.
Visit the AMOS 2020 website for more information.
We hope you can join us for AMOS 2020 in Fremantle!
Save the dates:
10-14 February 2020
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges

AMOS ACT Annual General Meeting/Student Presentation Night
2019-12-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Room F1.02, Building 48 (Forestry Building) ANU.
3 December 2019
6pm-8 pm
Room F1.02, Building 48 (Forestry Building) ANU. Upstairs
Agenda:
6 pm: Nibbles/drinks
6-15 pm- 7 pm: Student presentations
7pm-8pm: Pizzas and AGM
For catering purposes please RSVP: Clem.davis@anu.edu.au by COB 2/12/19
We have 3 Honours students presenting so it would be nice to have a good turnout. The presentation prize will be announced during the AGM.

AMOS National Radar Workshop
2019-11-12 - 2019-11-14 | New Horizons Building, Monash University, Clayton, VIctoria, Australia
From Research to Operations
New Horizons Building, Monash University, Clayton
13-14 November 2019
PLUS one day training workshop on Python ARM Radar Toolkit (Py-ART) – 12 November 2019
This year the annual radar workshop, hosted by Monash University and sponsored by Leonardo, is being held under the auspices of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) with support from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather radar is increasingly established as a major component of a heterogeneous network of ground-based and satellite-based instruments supporting a wide range of applications such as hydrology, aviation and emergency services. The workshop will continue to promote the links between research and operations, aimed at enhancing the quality of operational radar data and the scope of radar applications for research and user services.
This two-day workshop will take place on 13-14 November and will include panel sessions on:
• Commercial software meets open source
• Weather radar networks and cyber security.
A dinner will be held on 13 November.
To register for the radar workshop, please send an email to Valentijn Pauwels at Valentijn.Pauwels@monash.edu or Dinesh Hinduja at D.Hinduja@selex-es-gmbh.com, with the following information, by August 31:
1) The names of the people in your group who will be attending the workshop.
2) Is your group presenting a talk (Yes or No). If presenting a talk, the title and a short abstract. There is no obligation to present. Multiple talks per group are no problem.
3) The names of the people in your group who will be attending the dinner. Please also let me know any dietary requirements.
PLUS this two-day workshop will be preceded by a one-day training workshop on the Python ARM Radar Toolkit (Py-ART) on 12 November, organised by Scott Collis, Argonne National Laboratory. If you wish to attend the training workshop, please register at: http://bit.ly/openradar2019 before September 30.
Key Dates
31 August 2019 Submit half-page abstract for presentation
31 August 2019 Register for workshop
30 September 2019 Submit application for training workshop
12 November 2019 Training workshop
13-14 November 2019 Radar workshop
Contacts
Valentijn Pauwels
Monash University
Email: Valentijn.Pauwels@monash.edu
Phone: +61-3-9905 5332
Dinesh Hinduja
LEONARDO Germany GmbH
Email: D.Hinduja@selex-es-gmbh.com
Phone: +49-173-724 8901
Please forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested in the workshop.

2nd International Workshop on Waves, Storm Surges and Coastal Hazards
2019-11-10 - 2019-11-15
Incorporating the 16th International Waves Workshop
10–15 November 2019
Sheraton Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

The International Waves Workshop has a long history as the pre-eminent gathering of ocean waves researchers. Noting the increasingly important roles waves play as a significant element in coastal and shoreline stability, in 2017 the conference was expanded to include the related areas of Storm Surge and Coastal Hazards.Conference website: https://conference.eng.unimelb.edu.au/waves/
Registration: https://conference.eng.unimelb.edu.au/waves/#registration
Contact: Ian Young

AMOS SA - National Science Week - Our Climate: Trends and Drivers
2019-08-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Flinders University (City Campus), 182 Victoria Square, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
Our climate is not just governed by the sun and greenhouse gases. It has many drivers, from atmospheric circulation to ocean currents. Even the Antarctic influences our local climate! Come and hear about this complex system and be ready to ask our four experts your questions.

Our climate is changing. In the last ten years many long-term temperature and climate extremes have occurred in South Australia. So, what drives our climate and why are we breaking records so frequently? Darren Ray, resident climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology and Jochen Kaempf, Associate Professor of Oceanography at Flinders University will describe how the atmosphere, ocean and the Antarctic all play critical roles in our climate system.

With intimate knowledge of the complex forces that now demand our attention, our experts will explain what our climate drivers are and how they’re changing. The audience will be encouraged to participate in an extended question and answer session related to the science of climate variability and climate change. The Forum panel will consist of our two speakers along with Beth Walton, Climatologist and John Nairn (Chair), State Manager, Bureau of Meteorology.

Our four experts will interest senior high school as well university students and the general public – in fact anybody interested in our climate and what it’s doing. This is a rare opportunity to attend in Adelaide a live discussion of a critical topic.

Click here to register

AMOS ACT - National Science Week - Living With Climate Change
2019-08-18 13:30 - 16:30 | China in the World Auditorium, Building 188, Fellows Lane, Australian National University, Action, ACT, 2600, Australia
The effects of climate change are already a reality for much of the world’s population. As we continue into the future, how will we live our daily lives, and tackle the larger political, economic and social challenges which lie ahead? Join us for this panel discussion with climate and policy experts from the ANU – presented by the ACT Australian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society for National Science Week.

If you have queries and questions on how we need to adapt and live with climate change and the possible consequences, here is the chance to have a conversation with some of the leading scientists in their fields.

Click here to register
