A dramatised introduction to the work of the Bureau of Meteorology, showing how weather information is collected and used for reports and predictions, with impressions of the importance of the weather in various industries. Shows how at the Southern Hemisphere Analysis Centre in Melbourne, synoptic charts are drawn up by computers. A global weather pattern can be seen every six hours. Cast features Carmen Duncan and Tom Oliver.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321896
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Climate
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Climatology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Radar meteorology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Weather
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Weather forecasting
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Climatology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Meteorology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radar meteorology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)