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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-02-19 human Ailie Smith and Helen Morgan updated 2025-12-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000920b.htm corporateBody Directorate of Meteorological Services (D.Met.S.) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AACR2 April 1941 July 1946 Start Place Australia Meteorology Advisory or Regulatory Body The Royal Australian Air Force's Directorate of Meteorological Services (commonly referred to as D.Met.S.) operated during the Second World War. By direction of the War Cabinet, the Meteorological Branch/Bureau passed to the control of the Department of Air in July 1940 with the designated task of providing all meteorological services required by the armed services, while at the same time continuing to meet civil requirements. The formal transfer was completed by April 1941. The D.Met.S. was partly staffed by enlisted personnel and partly by permanent and temporary civilian staff. Many members of the Meteorological Branch/Bureau joined the RAAF and worked in the D.Met.S. One of the tasks carried out was preparing short-range forecasts for air operations. Department of Defence, Commonwealth of Australia (1942 - ) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Commonwealth of Australia (1921 - ) Meteorological Branch/Bureau, Commonwealth of Australia (1907 - 1955)

The Meteorological Branch/Bureau was renamed the Directorate of Meteorological Services (D.Met.S.) during the Second World War.

 Department of Air, Commonwealth of Australia (1939 - 1973)

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 'Directorate of Meteorological Services (D.Met.S.)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Directorate of Meteorological Services (D.Met.S.) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A History of Meteorological and Climatological Studies in Australia Gentilli, J. A History of Meteorological and Climatological Studies in Australia 1967 University Studies in History 5 54-88 Book: War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946, Metarch Papers No. 10 Haldane, T. War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946, Metarch Papers No. 10 Bureau of Meteorology 1997 Resource Section: A Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service Gibbs, W. J. A Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Resource Section: The Story of the RAAF Meteorological Service Joyce, J. The Story of the RAAF Meteorological Service 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Resource Section: War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946 Haldane, T. War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Book: The Story of the RAAF Meteorological Service Joyce, John The Story of the RAAF Meteorological Service Melbourne Bureau of Meteorology 1993 Resource Section: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s Cornish, A.; Stout, R.; Swan, K.; Glendinning, C. Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Book: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s, Metarch Papers No. 8 Cornish, A.; Stout, R.; Swan, K.; Glendinning, C. Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s, Metarch Papers No. 8 Bureau of Meteorology 1996 Book: A Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service, Metarch Papers No. 7 Gibbs, W. J. A Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service, Metarch Papers No. 7 Bureau of Meteorology 1995 Book: Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942), Metarch Papers No. 6 Hannay, K. Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942), Metarch Papers No. 6 Bureau of Meteorology 1994 Journal Article: Bill Gibbs and the Origins of Australian Meteorology Morgan, Helen Bill Gibbs and the Origins of Australian Meteorology 2001 Australasian Science 22 6 46 Book Section: A mini-history of meteorology in Australia Gibbs, W. J. A mini-history of meteorology in Australia Melbourne CSIRO Publishing 1997 Windows on Meteorology: Australian Perspective Webb, Eric K. 81-104 Book: A mini-history of meteorology in Australia Gibbs, W. J. A mini-history of meteorology in Australia Melbourne Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 1996 Resource Section: A Brief History of the Bureau of Meteorology Bureau of Meteorology A Brief History of the Bureau of Meteorology Bureau of Meteorology 2001 Journal Article: A Perspective of Australian Meteorology - 1939-1978 Gibbs, W. J. A Perspective of Australian Meteorology - 1939-1978 1982 Australian Meteorological Magazine 30 3-17 Journal Article: A Review of Meteorological Work in Australia Todd, C. A Review of Meteorological Work in Australia Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1894 Report of the fifth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 5 246-270 Journal Article: A Tradition of Meteorology Bond, H. G. A Tradition of Meteorology 1967 Weather News 127 February 1967 1 Journal Article: Australian Meteorology Cameron, A. M. Australian Meteorology 1878 Sydney University Magazine 1 Book: Australia's Role in International Meteorology - IMO-WMO Centenary 1973-1973 Bureau of Meteorology Australia's Role in International Meteorology - IMO-WMO Centenary 1973-1973 Melbourne Bureau of Meteorology 1973 Resource Section: Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942) Hannay, K. Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942) 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001