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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-10 human Helen Morgan updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003279b.htm person Maine Ross AACR2 1933? 1986 Place of Birth Western Australia, Australia Meteorologist 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.

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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 'Maine, Ross', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Maine, Ross Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Ross Maine - an Appreciation Fiddian, Bill Ross Maine - an Appreciation 1986 Weather News 280 December 1986 23-24 Journal Article: Sudden Death of Ross Maine Sudden Death of Ross Maine 1986 Weather News 280 December 1986 5 Journal Article: Computers (1) - New ADC [Ross Maine] Computers (1) - New ADC [Ross Maine] 1971 Weather News 174 February 1971 8-9 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001