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001 Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au] Chase
002 "Matthew Piper" [mjpiper at ozemail.com.au] Chase
003 Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au] Chase
004 "Matthew Piper" [mjpiper at ozemail.com.au] Chase
005 Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au] Chase
006 "Grant Boyden" [boyden at zeta.org.au] Syd wx
007 Ben Quinn [bodie at corplink.com.au] Brisbane wx
008 "Terry Bishop" [dymprog at mpx.com.au] Hi All
009 "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au] se melbourne
010 "Kevin Phyland" [kjphyland at hotmail.com] se melbourne
011 "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au] se melbourne
012 Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au se melbourne
013 "Kevin Phyland" [kjphyland at hotmail.com] Web Photos
014 "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au] se melbourne
015 Susan Puddifer [susanpud at sydney.healey.com.au se melbourne
016 Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au se melbourne (BOM software)
017 Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au Activity East of Adelaide
018 Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au se melbourne
019 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Storm Chaser Thompson back from Camping
020 "John Graham" [gorzzz at one.net.au] media & weather
021 "John Graham" [gorzzz at one.net.au] wet wet wet
022 "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au] se melbourne
023 Don White [donwhite at ozemail.com.au] Sydney storm on New Years Day.
024 disarm at braenet.com.au venue for meeting
025 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Web Photos
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001
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 09:34:14 +1100
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From: Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au]
Subject: aussie-weather: Chase
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We are going to go chasing towards sotuhern tablelands/Canberra area.
Anyone is invited to tag along.
We would appreciate anyone who could help with information on waht is going
on: advices, synoptic situation, etc,
David's phone number - 0412655134
Jimmy Deguara
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002
From: "Matthew Piper" [mjpiper at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Chase
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 09:44:47 +1100
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Hi Jimmy,
What time are you going to set out and what are your plans for the day.
Matthew Piper
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jimmy Deguara
>To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
>Date: Saturday, 2 January 1999 9:37
>Subject: aussie-weather: Chase
>
>
>We are going to go chasing towards sotuhern tablelands/Canberra area.
>Anyone is invited to tag along.
>
>We would appreciate anyone who could help with information on waht is going
>on: advices, synoptic situation, etc,
>
>David's phone number - 0412655134
>
>Jimmy Deguara
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 09:45:57 +1100
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From: Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au]
Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Chase
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I thought you weren't coming since you didn't reply early. David Croan is
going to be at my place approx 10am.
If you wish to come you better e-mail me that you will be coming to Mt
Druitt Station very quickly. Otherwise, leave it for next time. i sent the
message last night. There were no other replies or enquiries since then.
At 09:44 AM 1/2/99 +1100, you wrote:
>Hi Jimmy,
>
>What time are you going to set out and what are your plans for the day.
>
>Matthew Piper
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From: "Matthew Piper" [mjpiper at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Chase
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 09:54:50 +1100
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Hi Jimmy,
Thats alright I think Ill stay here and see what happens. Ill keep an eye
out on the sat pics etc and contact you if anything interesting comes up
that you should look at. Hope you find something interesting to chase.
Matthew Piper
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jimmy Deguara
>To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
>Date: Saturday, 2 January 1999 9:48
>Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Chase
>
>
>I thought you weren't coming since you didn't reply early. David Croan is
>going to be at my place approx 10am.
>
>If you wish to come you better e-mail me that you will be coming to Mt
>Druitt Station very quickly. Otherwise, leave it for next time. i sent the
>message last night. There were no other replies or enquiries since then.
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 09:57:17 +1100
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From: Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au]
Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Chase
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Sorry about that. But with chasing, plans have to made in advance. I
assumed since you did not cantact me via phone and e-mail last night, or
e-mail this morning you weren't coming.
When travelling such a distance, you have to be ready early. I suppose I
had not specified the time but I assumed everyone knew for such a long chase.
Anyway, keep in contact. We may have the opportunity to check out the
internet from one of the towns... but still in the middle of nowhere,
anything is a help. If we come back tonight, we may head out again
tomorrow, so be prepared.
Jimmy
At 09:54 AM 1/2/99 +1100, you wrote:
>Hi Jimmy,
>
>Thats alright I think Ill stay here and see what happens. Ill keep an eye
>out on the sat pics etc and contact you if anything interesting comes up
>that you should look at. Hope you find something interesting to chase.
>
>Matthew Piper
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006
From: "Grant Boyden" [boyden at zeta.org.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Syd wx
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 12:21:52 +1100
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Hmmm...
Not a bad day
26.5%
57% humidity
1014 and steady for the last 3 hours.
wind 102 degrees at 15 knots at Kingsford Smith.
Observation
**************
I little cloud around. Cu with no great development yet.
******************************************
Grant Boyden
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007
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 11:59:35 +1100
From: Ben Quinn [bodie at corplink.com.au]
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Ben from Brisbane here
Some nice totals over the last few days, had 55mm on thursday,
28mm to 3pm yesterday and 11mm in the guage at 9am thirmorning.
Another 10mm or so in the guage now and still raining, bringing a
total so far of 104mm in 56 hours, very nice indeed.
Some good falls in the Marranoa and Warrego overnight (and to 9am
yesterday as well) with KAROOLA PARK 41 ROMA 46 SURAT 46
GARRABARRA 58 being some of the highest, and most other falls
around an inch. Also widespread moderate/heavy falls over the Darling downs
, Some very very happy farmers in these districts i bet.
Around the greater Brisbane MT MEE 37 MORAYFIELD 46
NAMBOUR 62 and with the upper level trough moving closer, i think
we can expect some good falls around thisafternoon
and tonight (steady moderate rain here since 10am).
On another note, has anyone had any experience with the GRADS program?
I'm hoping to be able to throw some formula's at it, and maybe get some CAPE
forecasts out of it, if i can get it to work.
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008
From: "Terry Bishop" [dymprog at mpx.com.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Hi All
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 13:26:55 +1100
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Hi All,
A belated good year to every one out in weather land.
I did not have time to log on yesterday between recovering from New Years
Eve to working out at the Orange horse races.
We had a nice little shower (about 12mm) about 5.30pm. Plenty
of promising cu. but all leading to only one short sharp shower.
At the present in Orange its sitting on 24C 1019 30% NW ?? breeze gusting
to about 1-3 Knots.
Anybody who checks the official temps and rainfall for Orange. These
readings are taken on a AWS at Orange airport.
This is situated about 12K's SE of Orange. The terrain there is flat and
open. Their wind, temps and rainfall patterns are different to that of the
hillier built up city. The airport is more effected on the Westerly stream
by the large Mount Canoblas which is about 300 Metres above the surrounding.
terrain. There are also a lot of orchards between Canoblas and the airport.
All with their large dams and constant irrigation that must have some effect
on the rainfall/humidity patterns. We seem to get most of our rain from the
SW (from Canoblas) but W is usually the prevailing wind so the Airport
usually gets more rain than the city.
My readings are taken from 1.5K's SE of the Post Office in the built up
area. I find the town usually is cooler in the summer and warmer in the
winter than the airport especially winter minimums. I don't know why the BoM
can't standardise and put all AWS's say at the Post Office which is usually
near the centre of most town/cities.
Terry
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From: "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au]
Subject: aussie-weather: se melbourne
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 99 16:37:28 PST
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Nandina from Mulgrave
Hi everyone,
Just to let you know that our uncomfortable north wind went around to
the south only a few minutes ago. (1710)
It beat Mark Waugh to his century by approx 1.5 minutes. :-) Lots of
cloud all around, but I am not sufficiently familiar with this yet to
call them:-(
Someone might comment on the bank of smooth white cloud SE of the city.
It looks like a broad band of rain shafts, except it is not grey, and it
stops above blue sky - as if misty rain perhaps has evaporated before
coming to ground. Of couse it may just be wiind swept, but if I don't
ask, I'll never know.
Hope all of your chases have delivered the goods.
.Cheers,
Nandina
nandina at alphalink.com.au
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Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 23:09:38 PST
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Hi Nandina,
Sounds like virga, which is rain which evaporates before reaching the
ground.
Has the wind changed or is it a sea breeze?
Cheers,
Kevin from (a very hot) Wycheproof.
>Nandina from Mulgrave
>Hi everyone,
>
>Just to let you know that our uncomfortable north wind went around to
the=
> south only a few minutes ago. (1710)
>
>It beat Mark Waugh to his century by approx 1.5 minutes. :-) Lots of
clo=
>ud all around, but I am not sufficiently familiar with this yet to call
=
>them:-(
>Someone might comment on the bank of smooth white cloud SE of the city.
=
> It looks like a broad band of rain shafts, except it is not grey, and
=
>it stops above blue sky - as if misty rain perhaps has evaporated
before =
>coming to ground. Of couse it may just be wiind swept, but if I don't
=
>ask, I'll never know.
>
>Hope all of your chases have delivered the goods.
>
>.Cheers,
>
>Nandina
>nandina at alphalink.com.au
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 99 17:43:25 PST
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Thanks Kevin,
Appreciate your assistance. I think (hope) the wind has changed. At
first it was just a very gentle S breeze, cooling on the face. Now it
is picking uo a bit in strength. Sea breezes don't usually hit us at
home, although I am not saying they don't come this far.
Cheers,
Nandina
nandina at alphalink.com.au
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> Hi Nandina,
>
> Sounds like virga, which is rain which evaporates before reaching the
> ground.
> Has the wind changed or is it a sea breeze?
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin from (a very hot) Wycheproof.
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 18:01:35 +1030
From: Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au]
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Hi Nandina,
The Bureau of Meteorology PC software for learning cloud types.
Give them a call .... (? cost)
"Cloud Identification"
and if you want to learn the METAR codes ....
"Aviation Codes: METAR TAF TTF"
Cheers,
Duane Van Schoonhoven
Paracombe, SA
Nandina Morris wrote:
> ....Snip.... Lots of cloud all around, but I am not sufficiently
> familiar with this yet to call them:-(
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Subject: aussie-weather: Web Photos
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 23:33:40 PST
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Hi every1,
While updating my web page it occurred to me that some of my photos
looked a bit "graded" i.e. you could see the changes in tones as faint
lines.
Is this a result of
(a) too little resolution in scanning?
(b) too high a resolution (I use 150 - 160 dpi)?
(c) my monitor only being capable of thousands of colours?
(d) using JPEG instead of JIF files (BTW, what are the advantages or
disadvantages of each)?
(e) all of the above or some other?
Yours,
Kevin from Wycheproof.
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From: "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au]
Subject: Re: aussie-weather: se melbourne
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 99 18:25:32 PST
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Thank you Duane.
I did find a couple of good WWW sites, but my problem is translating
what I see on the screen, and via my printer to what I see "in the flesh".
As an old dog trying to learn new tricks, I'm not so confident that I
can trust my interpretation. I guess I really need to be patient, check
out as many educative sites and sources as possible and eventually they
will talk to me. In the meantime, Kevin, if you are reading this, my
Southerly windchange has swung a bit east - oscillates bewtween 90 and
150 degrees. Outside temperature several degrees cooler than inside 31.
But I don't tnink it will reach Wycheproof. By the way, do you have the
origin of that interesting name?
Cheers,
Nandina
nandina at alphalink.com.au
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> Hi Nandina,
>
> The Bureau of Meteorology PC software for learning cloud types.
> Give them a call .... (? cost)
>
> "Cloud Identification"
>
> and if you want to learn the METAR codes ....
>
> "Aviation Codes: METAR TAF TTF"
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Duane Van Schoonhoven
> Paracombe, SA
>
>
> Nandina Morris wrote:
>
> > ....Snip.... Lots of cloud all around, but I am not sufficiently familiar
> with this yet to call them:-(
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Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 19:15:22 +1100 (EST)
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Susan From Balmain
Would you happen to know if it is available as a Mac version?
On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Duane Van Schoonhoven wrote:
> Hi Nandina,
>
> The Bureau of Meteorology PC software for learning cloud types.
> Give them a call .... (? cost)
>
> "Cloud Identification"
>
> and if you want to learn the METAR codes ....
>
> "Aviation Codes: METAR TAF TTF"
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Duane Van Schoonhoven
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 19:05:16 +1030
From: Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au]
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Hi Susan,
I don't know if there is a Mac version or not. I bought my copies
2 years ago and then it was only availabe for the PC.
Duane
Paracombe, SA
Susan Puddifer wrote:
> Would you happen to know if it is available as a Mac version?
>
>> The Bureau of Meteorology PC software for learning cloud types.
>>
>> "Cloud Identification"
>>
>> and if you want to learn the METAR codes ....
>>
>> "Aviation Codes: METAR TAF TTF"
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 20:08:51 +1030
From: Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Activity East of Adelaide
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There's a line of cumulus (Cu) cloud 15-20 km east/north east
of Adelaide CBD, to the east of Birdwood and around or very
near the Mannum / Murray Bridge areas. I am using an World
Aeronautical Chart for Adelaide to plot approximate positions.
There are a couple of cumulonimbus (Cb) with anvil tops and
several dozen lenticular (standing wave) clouds. (This activity
is on the eastern side of the Adelaide Hills/Mount Lofty Ranges.
The lenticular cloud is quite interesting to watch at the moment.
I took a few photos, but a 200mm lens isn't powerful enough to
get the detail of the cloud from my vantage point.
Cheers,
Duane
Paracombe, SA
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 20:14:09 +1030
From: Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au]
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Nandina,
The BOM has a couple of good books too.
1. Manual of Meteorology Part 1 - General Meteorology
2. Manual of Meteorology Part 2 - Aviation Meteorology
also, Chart Identification Charts (poster) and a few other
items.
Duane
Paracombe, SA
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aussie-weather: Storm Chaser Thompson back from Camping
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 20:47:37 +1100
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Storm chaser, as in chasing storms away ! great break camping on the Turon
River near Hill End, but only a small hint of action.
Wed 30/12 - Sunny and hot.
Thur 31/12 - Warm, but high cloud increasing, some Cu, but nothing at Hill
End, lightning from about 1am - 4am to extreme S/SW.
Fri 1/1 - Early start with first first thunder before midday, storms very
geographic ( mountain ), IE - no rain in river valley whilst Hill End got
two thunder showers, light rain from 4pm until dusk.
Sat 2/1 - One of those forecasts that your friends always remember ,
Thompson at 8am " There will be thunder by midday today ", it never really
got going.
Michael Thompson
http://thunder.simplenet.com
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From: "John Graham" [gorzzz at one.net.au]
To: "Aussie Weather" [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aussie-weather: media & weather
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 22:57:48 +1100
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Hi Andrew,
Thanx for the comments but i don't think I'm confused (most people think I'm
nuts, but thats another story...) I thought an advice is given when severe
storms could develop in the arvo......what I'm saying is that there's no
warnings given when severe storms are threatening towns etc.
I know it must be hard for you guys but we need something .....even if we
get only 5 mins warning(you'd be surprised what you can do in 5 mins!). When
I was a kid in Sydney, chn 10 used to put out warnings for severe storms. I
can remember one night they put a warning out for storm that was in western
Sydney & kept doing so until it went out to sea at Wollongong.
.So if we could have advices when storms could form & warnings to
communities in the path of severe storms that would be fantastic!
I hope this clears up any confusion.....not create any more!!!!!!
Happy New Year
John
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From: "John Graham" [gorzzz at one.net.au]
To: "Aussie Weather" [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aussie-weather: wet wet wet
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 20:47:37 +1100
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Howdy People,
Another wet day in Paradise....only 7.4mm since midnight (it's 20:41 as I
write this), not as bad as yesterday, 55.8 for 24 hrs.
No storms today, now that Michael has left for Sydney, I bet we'll get heaps
of them!!!!
See Ya's
John
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From: "Nandina Morris" [nandina at alphalink.com.au]
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 99 20:12:22 PST
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Nandina from Mulgrave (Melbourne)
I think you just made the top of the list of my "New Best Friends"
:-) Seriously, thanks Duane, and should any others on the list have
primers to recommend, I surely will be most grateful.
Cheers,
Nandina
nandina at alphalink.com.au
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> Nandina,
>
> The BOM has a couple of good books too.
>
> 1. Manual of Meteorology Part 1 - General Meteorology
>
> 2. Manual of Meteorology Part 2 - Aviation Meteorology
>
> also, Chart Identification Charts (poster) and a few other
> items.
>
> Duane
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 09:42:21 +1100
From: Don White [donwhite at ozemail.com.au]
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The semi stationary cell over the northern suburbs of Sydney on Friday
brought some remarkable rainfall variations over small distances.
Between 8 am and 12.30 pm St Ives (East) had 118 mm of rain. As the
Crown flies, Belrose 5 kms to the SE had 0.4 mm in the same period. St
Vies west had 118 and Pymble 90 mm in same period. The storm hardly
moved in the 4 hours and effected an area 5-10 kms long and 3-5 km wide
in a NE/SW line.
Don White
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Subject: aussie-weather: venue for meeting
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Anyone found a venue yet ? and if so how much time do we have there ? less
than a week to go, i guess im like others when i hope that something comes
up real quick
Jimmy and Dave, sorry to hear about your chase today, maybe tomorrow...
Matt S.
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Web Photos
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 23:01:57 +1100
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> (b) too high a resolution (I use 150 - 160 dpi)?
That resolution is fine, any more is just wasted as the monitor even at 1024
x 768 does not have the display quality to warrant higher DPI.
> (c) my monitor only being capable of thousands of colours?
No problem here either !
> (d) using JPEG instead of JIF files (BTW, what are the advantages or
>disadvantages of each)?
This is the potential area, JPG files are compressed, most software will let
you nominate to what degree of compression you want. I use a program that
lets you preview the JPG, experimenting with different compression ratios
before saving the file. Depending on the colours some pictures compress
really well, such as simple cloud photos, but others such as colourful
landscapes are not as economic in compression. I personally tend to compress
quite high and get the large pics down to 20-40kb, this means quick loading,
but the price is quality. The banding you refer to occurs as you take the
compression ratio higher and higher.
JIF ? I you mean GIF files, these are OK for non-photo graphics such as
maps, buttons and banners as GIF files are limted to 256 colours, they do
not suit photos because of the 256 colours, and even then tend to larger
then their JPG equivalent.
Michael
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