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This GSWA Pingaring potassium grid geodetic is an airborne-derived radiometric potassium window countrate grid for the Pingaring, WA,1993 survey. The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. This GSWA Pingaring potassium grid geodetic radiometric potassium window countrate grid has a cell size of 0.00083 degrees (approximately 85m). The data are in units of counts per second (cps). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 1993 by the WA Government, and consisted of 7622 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance.
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This GSWA Holleton North totalcount grid geodetic is an airborne-derived radiometric total count window countrate grid for the Holleton North, WA, 1997 survey. The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of total count (K), total count (U) and total count (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. This GSWA Holleton North totalcount grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.001 degrees (approximately 103m). The data are in units of counts per second (cps). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 1997 by the WA Government, and consisted of 4255 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 40m terrain clearance.
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This GSWA Hyden North thorium grid geodetic is an airborne-derived radiometric thorium window countrate grid for the Hyden North, WA, 1997 survey. The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of thorium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. This GSWA Hyden North thorium grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.001 degrees (approximately 102m). The data are in units of counts per second (or cps). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 1997 by the WA Government, and consisted of 5209 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 40m terrain clearance.
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This study has examined the observed record of peak gust wind speed (daily maximum 3-second averaged gust wind speed) in order to establish the existence of bias between the early part of the record (measurements obtained using pressure-tube Dines anemometers) and the later part of the record (measurements obtained using cup anemometers). All observational data as well as metadata was obtained from the Bureau of Meteorology. The 38 recording stations considered were in the most part staffed by Bureau of Meteorology officers. To isolate the issue of anemometer replacement, only observing stations located at airports (i.e. those with consistent exposure) and with more than 30 years of record were considered. The visual inspection of the observed daily peak gust wind speed time-series for most of the Bureau of Meteorology observing sites considered in this study is sufficient to indicate that in general the early part of the observing record contains a higher frequency of extreme events, and also the largest amplitude extreme events. Statistical analysis of the daily maximum gust wind speed observations was conducted by employing extreme value distributions (EVD) to examine the difference between two datasets: (1) time-series of Dines & cup anemometer observations (no overlap for each station) (2) coincident Dines & cup anemometer observations
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This GSV Heathcote Vic pot tho ura totg 4band radiometric grid geodetic is an airborne-derived radiometric Potassium, Thorium and Uranium data over a sun shaded total count radiometric data for the Heathcote, Vic, 1988 (GSV0360). The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of uranium (K), uranium (U) and uranium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. This GSV Heathcote Vic pot tho ura totg 4band radiometric grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.0005 degrees (approximately 50m). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 1988 by the VIC Government, and consisted of 3040 line-kilometres of data at 200m line spacing and 70m terrain clearance. The grid was produced by applying the colours red to the Potassium ground concentration, green to the Thorium concentration and blue to the Uranium concentration. The colours were clipped to a 99% linear scale. These colours were transparent over a shaded Total Count. This clipping will necessarily introduce some artefacts into the ratio grids in areas of very low radioelement concentrations. The 3-band image was superposed on the sun shaded TC grid of the same survey to produce the final image.
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This GSQ Charters Towers Clermont total count grid geodetic is an airborne-derived radiometric total count window countrate grid for the Charters Towers-Clermont merge, 1987-1989 survey. The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of total count (K), total count (U) and total count (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. This GSQ Charters Towers Clermont total count grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.00083 degrees (approximately 89m). The data are in units of counts per second (cps). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 1987 by the QLD Government, and consisted of 40255 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance.
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Australian Daily Wind Data as produced by the Bureau of Meteorology. Dataset contains: Mean daily wind speed; Daily maximum wind gust; Daily wind run from instruments at a height below 3 metre; Daily wind run from instruments at a height above 3 metre; plus additional supporting information.
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Australian synoptic wind data as produced by the Bureau of Meteorology. Dataset contains: Synoptic wind speed and direction data; plus additional supporting information.
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Australian present and past weather data as produced by the Bureau of Meteorology. Dataset contains: Present weather data as international code; Past weather data as international code; plus additional supporting information.
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A study of the consistency of gust wind speed records from two types of anemometers has been undertaken by Geoscience Australia. The study examined the Bureau of Meteorology's (BoM) wind speed records in order to establish the existence of bias between measurements obtained by the old pressure-tube Dines anemometers and the new cup anemometers. The study is part of a wider study of this problem undertaken by a number of research institutions using historical wind records, theoretical modelling of the anemometers and experimental testing (Ginger et al. 2011).