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Maine, Ross (1933? - 1986) |
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| Meteorologist | ||
| Born: 1933? Western Australia, Australia. Died: 1986. | ||
| Ross Maine worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 35 years, 1951-1986. He pioneered the introduction of computing in the Bureau, developing the first analysis and prognosis models as operational systems. |
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| BSc. MSc, 1966. Cadet Meteorologist, Bureau of Meteorology, 1951. Worked in the South Australian regional office as a forecaster, before moving to Melbourne in 1960, where he focused on the application of computing methods to Meteorology. Starting with a numerical one-dimensional prognosis approach (after Gates) in 1957, in 1961-1962 he participated in joint University of Melbourne and Bureau barotropic model experiments using University of Melbourne and University of New South Wales valve computers - CSIRAC and UTECOM. From 1970 he was engaged on research in the Commonwealth Meteorology Research Centre, and then returned to ADP Branch as Controller, later to become Assistant Director Computing. | ||
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