The Australian Weather Puzzle: Assembling a National Forecast from an Ensemble of Global Weather Models

Lecture

Summary

Please join us for Dr Johnson’s expert lecture on how weather is predicted, forecast and modelled. Dr Johnson is the Senior Research Scientist at Bureau of Meteorology and Team Leader in Forecast Improvement.

Join us for pre-lecture refreshments, 4pm for the lecture

Date:

April 6, 2025

Time:

3:30 pm

Region:

South

Location:

Geology Lecture Theatre, UTAS, Sandy Bay Campus

Speaker:

Dr Rob Johnson

Acknowledgement of Country

The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.

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On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Read more