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CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric
Research
Past Seminars
Seminar Abstract
Wednesday 23 June 2004, 11.30am (Tas time)
CSIRO Auditorium, Hobart
Paul Whiteley
Met Office, UK
The UK ARGO programme - past and present
The research phase of the UK
ARGO programme has been running for some years. It is now on the verge
of moving from the research phase to an operational one which has particular
challenges of its own. The lessons learnt from the last few years will
need to be acted upon for the system to be smoothly integrated into current
operational methods.
Paul Whiteley joined
the Met Office a year and a half ago. Started out as Databuoy co-ordinator
but now works for Met Engineering Services as System Support Engineer with
responsibility for technical aspects of databuoy operations. Member of the
UK ARGO expert group.
Background:
Began as a Radio/Electronics Officer in the Merchant Navy and later moved
into the onshore marine electronic industry. From there moved into semi-conductor
fabrication. Later, a spell at university studying systems engineering.
Followed by a move into Astronomy with the Royal Greenwich Observatory
at their observatories in the Canary Islands, Spain. Specialising in ultra
low light detectors and telescope control systems.
Returning
to the UK moved back into Marine electronics and radio telemetry manufacturing
and writing test software before returning to another of my childhood
interests- the weather.
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For further information, or to schedule a seminar, contact:
Peter Oke,
(Oceanographic seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5387
Keith Hayes,
(Biological seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5298
Katrina Nitschke,
Antarctic Climate and
Ecosystems CRC
(03) 6226 2265 & IASOS,
University of Tasmania (03) 6226 2509
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