Winds of Change:

Fifty Years of Achievements in the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research 1946-1996

By John Garratt, David Angus, Paul Holper
Winds of Change
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This book describes the evolution and development of the Division's research throughout the years and the ways in which scientists responded to the needs of the community. Winds of Change also presents a very human face of science, chronicling the personalities, and the highs and lows of scientific research.

  1. Page iii
    Foreword
    By Graeme I Pearman, Chief of Division
  2. Page vi
    Acknowledgements
  3. Page vii
    Preface
    By John Garratt, David Angus and Paul Holper
  4. Page 1
    1. The Beginning
    1. Page 3
      Meteorology in CSIR
    2. Page 4
      The first research plans
    3. Page 7
      First appointments
    4. Page 11
      Research begins
  5. Page 17
    2. Consolidation
    1. Page 19
      Cold fronts and sea breezes
    2. Page 21
      Monitoring moisture, fighting frost
    3. Page 24
      Probing the lower atmosphere
    4. Page 31
      Measuring solar and thermal radiation
    5. Page 33
      Measuring ozone in the upper atmosphere
    6. Page 34
      Recorders, radars and radiometers
  6. Page 37
    3. Expansion
    1. Page 42
      Meteorology: From smallest to largest scales
    2. Page 45
      Modelling the atmosphere: Computers and water tanks
    3. Page 47
      Ozone: High and low
    4. Page 48
      Tracking radioactive fallout
    5. Page 50
      Carbon dioxide studies begin
    6. Page 52
      The growth of aircraft experiments
    7. Page 55
      The great outdoors
    8. Page 58
      Development of instruments for field experiments
  7. Page 61
    4. Broadened Horizons
    1. Page 71
      The atmosphere and the oceans in a tank of water
    2. Page 75
      Outstanding in the field
    3. Page 79
      What goes up…
    4. Page 81
      Regional meteorology
    5. Page 84
      Theories of atmospheric motion
    6. Page 85
      Climate change: Natural and unnatural
    7. Page 86
      Research active and passive: Remote sensing
    8. Page 89
      Chemistry of the atmosphere
  8. Page 101
    5. Capitalising on Investments
    1. Page 110
      Meteorology: Observations and models
    2. Page 112
      Urban and regional air pollution
    3. Page 115
      Dynamics of the atmosphere
    4. Page 117
      Land, air and space: Remote sensing
    5. Page 120
      The changing composition of the atmosphere
    6. Page 123
      Clouds and precipitation
    7. Page 129
      Climate modelling and impacts
  9. Page 145
    Epilogue

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