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| WEATHER DEFINITIONS |
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| Glossary
of
Meteorology |
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Bureau
of Meteorology
BOM
(AUS government) |
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KEVIN LONG RESEARCH TOPICS
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| THE
CHINESE EFFECT
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View more links here
on feature page |
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CLIMATE
CHANGE,
SUNSPOTS &
LUNAR / COSMIC CYCLES |
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more links here
on feature page |
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| NATIONAL
WEATHER |
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| Bureau
of Meteorology - Home Page |
Capital
city daily forecasts, BOM Index |
BOM
(AUS government) |
| Current
Satellite Animation of Australian Weather |
Select
"Colour Infrared Loop" |
BOM
(AUS government) |
| Current
Radar Images - Individual Cities and Regions |
Click
city. Select radar image radius from 64-512km. Tick "weather
observations" to see current real-time wind and rainfall readings. |
BOM
(AUS government) |
| All
Forecasts - State by
State |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
| 7-day
Forecast - Australia ( by WEATHERZONE ) |
Good
clear explanations and colour. Click maps for larger size. |
Weatherzone.com.au |
| 7-day Forecast - Victoria - Town by town |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
| 5-day Forecast
- Australia - Air
Pressure and Rainfall |
Very
detailed.
Use
"play buttons" to view.
Four images per day |
BOM
(AUS government) |
| 10-Day
Precipitation Outlook for Australia |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
| 4 day Air
Pressure Forecast Chart |
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BOM
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NATIONAL WEATHER
- DETAILED TECHNICAL
CHARTS |
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| Recent SOI Values (Southern Oscillation Index) |
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QLD
government |
| Current
MJO Chart (Madden Julian Oscillation) |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
| Background
to the MJO |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
Current
INDIAN OCEAN MSLP Chart
(Mean
Sea Level Pressure) |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
Current
PACIFIC OCEAN MSLP Chart
(Mean
Sea Level Pressure) |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
| Interpreting
the MSLP Analysis |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
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| CENTRAL
VICTORIAN WEATHER |
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| ABC
Victorian Weather |
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ABC
(AUS government) |
| Victoria - Town by town - 7 day
Forecast |
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BOM
(AUS government) |
| BOM
Daily Rainfall Bulletin - VIC |
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BOM
(Aus Government) |
| Bendigo, Vic - Daily
Weather
Observations |
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BOM
(Aus Government) |
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| COSMIC AND PLANETARY INFLUENCES |
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"Solar System Live"
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Shows
Current positions of Planets ... or for any
time in
history.
(Recommended that you select "Equal" in
the Orbit section for clearest view. For the key to the planetary
symbols see here.) |
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Daily
monitoring
of current
sunspot activity , including daily counts |
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View of the Earth showing
current Day & Night |
Check current view of night and day:
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Where is THE SUN or
THE MOON right now? |
Shows view of the Earth from the Sun or Moon's current position.
(Select the button for either Sun or Moon)
THE MOON BEING
OVERHEAD
INCREASES THE CHANCE OF RAIN DUE TO THE LUNAR
ATMOSPHERIC TIDE EFFECT.
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SEE
ALSO
KEVIN LONG'S
FEATURE PAGE::
CLIMATE
CHANGE,
SUNSPOTS &
LUNAR / COSMIC CYCLES
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more links here
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| GLOBAL
CLIMATE DATA |
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| "Climate 4 You"
- Latest Scientific Data |
An
excellent and transparent portal to the latest scientific measurements
of ocean temperatures, sea ice, sunspots, etc. |
Compiled
by Danish academic Ole Humlum |
Official home of Global Average Temperatures
from IPCC source (HadCRUT3 dataset) |
Latest
official global temperature dataset (including cumulative average for
current year), as used by the UN's Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change. The temperature model is known, known as
"HadCRUT3".
Shortcut to graph
of global average temperatures
Shortcut to HadCRUT3 Global Average Temp data file
(shows monthly average with annual average in right hand column ...
1850-present) |
Hadley
Centre of the Met Office (UK) in conjunction with NASA |
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| Sea
Surface Temperature Anomalies - Current |
Shows
current state
of "The Chinese
Effect" and "El Nino"
Scroll
to most recent month and week. Select FULL GLOBAL |
NOAA
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration - (US
Dept of Commerce) |
| Sea
Surface Temperature (SST) Anomalies
- 1996 to April 2010 |
Shows
progressive
development of "The Chinese Effect"
(especially from 2004) and various "El Nino" cycles
(Go
to "SST Anomaly Maps"
--> 1996 to April 2010)
This page is
unfortunately no longer updated or maintained by BOM, but is the best
visual representation of "The Chinese Effect" in the period of
the records. |
BOM
(AUS government) |
| Pacific
Ocean Sub Surface 400m Temperature Anomalies - 1970 to present |
Shows
absence of
"The Chinese Effect" 1970-2004
(Go
to bottom of index page -->
"Monthly 400m depth-averaged temperature anomalies, 12 months per page"
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BOM
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| WATER
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: |
NOTE:
There are
many water
corporations and water management agencies. Below are just a few
relevant to
Central Victoria. |
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| Coliban Water - Website Map |
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A Water
Corporation
estab. by VIC Govt -
area includes Central Victoria |
| Coliban
Water - Service Area |
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| Coliban Water - Reservoir
Levels |
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| Goulburn-Murray
Water |
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A Water
Corporation
estab. by VIC Govt -
area includes Central Victoria |
| Goulburn-Marray
Water - Service Area |
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| Goulburn-Murray
Water - Reservoir Levels |
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| Murray
Darling
Basin Authority (MDBA) |
Includes
regular national
"Drought Updates"
covering national water security and strategies. |
Authority
established by AUS
Govt |
| MDBA
- Service Area |
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| COMMUNITY / MISC |
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| Community
Food and Water Security Australia (CFAWSA) |
foodwater.org.au
Grassroots
policy research initiative on food and water security. Includes
commentary on Murray-Darling Basin
Plan and Victorian
Government's Northern Region Water Strategy |
Chris Poynton |
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