GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network

GRUAN status

Candidate site
(data flow in preparation)

Site Name

GRUAN (code, name)
Melbourne
-short
Melbourne
-long, international
Melbourne Airport
-long, national
Melbourne Airport
WMO (code, name)
94866, Melbourne Airport

Location

Country
Australia
State
Victoria
Latitude
37.6655° S
Longitude
144.8321° E
Altitude
113.4 m

Map

Institution / Operator

Name
Bureau of Meteorology
-long, international
Bureau of Meteorology
-long, national
Bureau of Meteorology
Website
www.bom.gov.au
Description
Weather Service

Site Contact

Name
Andrew Winchester
Affiliation
Bureau of Meteorology
Address
Bureau of Meteorology
GPO Box 1289
Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Australia
Email
andrew.winchester@bom.gov.au
Phone
+61 3 9669 4139
Fax

Site Description

Foundation
1970-06-18
General type
urban
Topography
is situated on the southeastern fringe of the Australian landmass
Land use (within 10 km)
100m Airport, 1 km Airport, 10km Open farmland, grassland or tundra
Climate
temperate oceanic climate
Website
www.bom.gov.au

Membership in other networks

GAW

Relevant Documents

Measurement Systems

KeyNameDescriptionInstrument ViewInstrument ChangeZIP
MEL-RS-01 Melbourne Airport radiosonde launch site
MEL-RS-02 Broadmeadows radiosonde launch site

Current data flow