| Table of Contents 
 War History of the Australian Meteorological Service
 
 Foreword
 
 Preface
 
 Introduction
 
 Chapter 1: D.Met.S.Australia's Wartime Weather Service
 
 Chapter 2: The Weather Factor in Warfare
 
 Chapter 3: Met in the Retreat
 
 Chapter 4: Met in the Advance
 
 Chapter 5: Meteorology in Aviation
 
 Chapter 6: Central Forecasting Services
 
 Chapter 7: Met With the Army
 
 Chapter 8: Research and Personnel Training
 
 Chapter 9: Instrumental Development and Maintenance
 
 Chapter 10: Scientific Developments in the RAAF Meteorological Service
 
 Chapter 11: Divisional Bureaux and Their Work
 
 Appendix 1: List of Reports Provided by D.Met.S. for Advances Operational Planning and Other Purposes
 Solomon Islands
 New Britain and New Guinea Regions
 Netherlands East Indies, excluding Dutch New Guinea
 Philippine Islands
 Japan, with Japanese and Mandated Territories
 Miscellaneous Reports
 Investigations, Intelligence and Services
 
 Appendix 2: List of Service Personnel RAAF Meteorological Service
 
 Appendix 3: List of Civilian Personnel Who Worked Together with Service Personnel of the RAAF Meteorological Service
 
 Appendix 4: List of Locations at which RAAF Meteorological Service Personnel Served
 
 
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   | Netherlands East Indies, excluding Dutch New GuineaKoepang (Timor), with tables for 1943 (December 1942);
 Kai Islands, with tables for 1943 (December 1942);
 Tanimbar Islands, with tables for 1943 (December 1942);
 Ambon, with tables for 1943 (December 1942);
 Manado (Celebes) (December 1942);
 Makassar (Celebes) (December 1942);
 Portuguese Timor (Dili) (December 1942);
 Individual reports grouped for reproduction (January 1943);
 Zuidwester Islands (February 1943);
 Halmahera (April 1943);
 Soemba (April 1943);
 Bali (May 1943);
 Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores (May 1943);
 South-West Sumatra for the months of August and September 1943 (August 1943);
 East Java (east of approximately Longitude 111 East) (August 1943);
 Boeroe Islands, Oeliassers, Banda Islands (October 1943);
 Borneo, Ceram (November 1943);
 Islands of Waigeo, Salawati and Misool (December 1943);
 North Celebes (December 1943);
 Individual reports regrouped for reproduction (November 1943);
 Boela, Halmahera (January 1944);
 First request for detailed information on localities in Borneo. Sun and moon tables for April to December 1944 given for Jesselton, Sandakan, Miri, Tarakan and Kuching (April 1944);
 Toeal, Kai Islands (April 1944);
 North-East Celebes (Minahassa), with tables for 1944 for Manado (May 1944);
 Sanghi and Talaud Islands, with tables for Oeloe, Sanghi Island, and Beo, Talaud Island (May 1944);
 Time differences between Oeloe and Manganitoe (Sanghi Island) and between Beo and Siroeng, Merampit (Nanoesa Island), Kawio Island and Maingas Island for use with tables for May to December 1944 (May 1944);
 Additional information relating to Galela and Kau Bays, Halmahera (May 1944);
 Sun and moon tables for Aru Island for the remainder of 1944 and for Tobelo, with time differences between Tobelo and Morotai Island (June 1944);
 Tables for Dili (Portuguese Timor) for July 1944 to December 1945, and for Saumlakki (Tanimbar Islands) for 1945 (July 1944);
 Tables for Jesselton, Tarakan and Miri (Borneo) and time differences between Jesselton and Sandakan and between Tarakan and Kuching (August 1944);
 Tables for 1945 for Batavia and Tjilatjap (Java) and time differences between these places and several others in West Java (August 1944);
 West Java (west of approximately Longitude 109 degrees East) (August 1944);
 Sun and moon tables for Kendari, Makassar, for October 1944 to December 1945, with time differences between Kendari and Kolaka and between Makassar and Parepare (September 1944);
 Tables for Manado (Celebes) for September 1944 to August 1945 (September 1944);
 Tables for Banda Sea region (4 to 7 degrees South, 126 to 131 degrees East) for October 1944 to December 1945 (October 1944);
 Banda Seas, south-east Celebes and south-west Celebes (November 1944);
 South-east Borneo (December 1944);
 Tables for Balikpapan for 1945 and time differences between Balikpapan and Banjermasin (December 1944);
 Tables for Pontianek (Borneo) (December 1944);
 West Borneo, south of Sarawak and west of Longitude 114 degrees East, including Anambas, Natoena and Karimata Islands (January 1945);
 Tables for Terempa (Borneo) for 1945, with report on Tarakan (Borneo) (January 1945);
 (At this time, in the preparation of reports for the various points in Borneo, the standard form was extended to include, as a supplement, "Military implications of climatic conditions" in tabulated, summarised form)
 Brunei Bay (Borneo) (February 1945);
 Kudat-Jesselton Area (British North Borneo) (February 1945);
 Sandakan (British North Borneo) (February 1945);
 Balikpapan, with tables for 1945 (February 1945);
 Sulu Sea (February 1945);
 Celebes Sea (February 1945);
 Strait of Makassar (February 1945);
 Bandjermasin (Dutch Borneo), with tables for 1945 (March 1945);
 Tables for Brunei Bay for 1945 (March 1945);
 Tables for Kudat-Jesselton Area for 1945 (March 1945);
 Tables for Sandakan for 1945 (March 1945);
 Tables for Bandjermasin for 1945 (March 1945);
 Supplementary section, "Military implications of climatic conditions", to reports already issued for Balikpapan, Bandjermasin, Brunei Bay, Tarakan, Sandakan, Kedat, Jesselton (March 1945);
 Soerabaja (Java), with military implications supplement and tables for 1945;
 Climatic and meteorological conditions in six defined areas of Java (for Allied Geographical Section), accompanied by military implications supplements and tables (March and April 1945);
 Tables for Soerabaja, Semarang, Java, Mataram and Lombok for the remainder of 1945 (April 1945);
 Tables for Kuching (Sarawak) for the remainder of 1945 (May 1945);
 Tables for monthly and annual rainfall, number of rain days and highest falls for single day at representative stations in NEI (excluding Sumatra), Singapore and Malacca (for RAAF Command) (May 1945);
 Kuching, with military implications supplement (May 1945);
 
         
 
        Haldane, T. 1997 'War History of the Australian Meteorological Service in the Royal Australian Air Force April 1941 to July 1946', Metarch Papers, No. 10 October 1997, Bureau of Meteorology 
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