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The transition to polarimetric (dual-polarised) radars began in 2017 with the upgrade of 4 Meteor 1500 radars located in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Sydney. [7] The network has further been enhanced through the installation of 8 new polarimetric Meteor 735 radars across WA, [8] NSW [9] & Victoria, [10] and two polarimetric WRM200 radars [11] manufactured by Vaisala, one to replace the ...
The Bureau of Meteorology is the main provider of weather forecasts, warnings and observations to the Australian public. The Bureau's head office is in Melbourne Docklands , which includes the Bureau's Research Centre, the Bureau National Operations Centre, the National Climate Centre, the Victorian Regional Forecasting Centre as well as the ...
The Bureau of Meteorology noted that "Kalgoorlie Doppler Radar image at 0725 UTC (1525 AWST) showed a pixel which had an inbound velocity of around 110 km/h at a height of ~487 metres above the ground (aliased: 22.5 m/s outbound)" in the tornado record for this event. [181] F0 Kurnell Tornado: 16 December 2015: New South Wales: 1: 3 injuries
AN/SPS-64 Navigation radar, a surface navigation and search radar, made by Raytheon and used both commercially (brand name Mariner's Pathfinder) and by navies worldwide. [citation needed] AN/SPS-65 Development of AN/SPS-58 by Westinghouse as a low altitude radar that is part of the Mark 91 Fire Control System for the Sea Sparrow air defense ...
On 14 October 2021, multiple severe thunderstorm formed over the blue mountains and quickly moved east towards Sydney. One particular storm boasted an impressive hook echo on radar, and doppler winds indicates the presence of a broad mesocyclone. As a result, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a relatively rare tornado warning.
Media in category "Images of Melbourne" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Melbourne Docklands - Yarras Edge - marina panorama.jpg 4,789 × 1,200; 1.43 MB
31 August 1849 – A snowstorm blankets Melbourne (with accumulation on the streets). [3] 1863 – A major flood puts Port Melbourne underwater leaving thousands homeless across the city and drowning one man at Princes Bridge. [4] 26 July 1882 – Snow falls for half an hour in Melbourne. [5] 1882 – Elizabeth Street in Melbourne is flooded.
On 1 January, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reported that a tropical low had formed near Groote Eylandt in the western Gulf of Carpentaria, located about 635 km (395 mi) east-southeast of Darwin. [99] The system was assigned the identifier code 05U by the BOM. [100]