HELP for Web Site Users

While we will help you with any queries you may have about this site or meteorology in general, it will be quicker if you find your own solution from the links presented below.

Have a look through the following categories and their related options to see if you can find what you need.

Calculators
Glossaries, Metadata Schemes and Acronyms
Internet - Technical Guides and Support
Topic Specific Help Pages
Products and Services
Our Organisation
Other Items of Interest
Other Ways of Finding What You Need

Calculators

Pressure altitude calculator	Aerospace Engineering - Sydney University This application calculates temperature, pressure and density at a given altitude under International Standard Atmosphere conditions. Default ISA sea level conditions are given but these may be changed to suit local climate effects.
Pressure converter	Bureau of Meteorology - Learn about Meteorology Converts to and from : hPa, mb, mm Hg, in Hg
Rainfall unit converter	Bureau of Meteorology - Learn about Meteorology Converts to and from : mm, inch, point
Speed converter	Bureau of Meteorology - Learn about Meteorology Converts to and from : km/h, m/s, knot, mi/h
Temperature converter	Bureau of Meteorology - Learn about Meteorology Converts to and from : Degree C, Degree F, Kelvin
Sunrise & sunset times	Geoscience Australia Compute your sunrise & sunset times
Moonrise & moonset times	Geoscience Australia Compute your moonrise & moonset times
Sun and Moon Azimuth & Elevation.	Geoscience Australia Compute your sun and moon azimuth & elevation.
Relative Humidity	Bureau of Meteorology - Learn about Meteorology Calculates RH with the insertion of dry-bulb temperature and either wet-bulb or dew point temperature

Glossaries, Metadata Schemes and Acronyms

Glossary	Comprehensive glossary of meteorological terms
Weather Words	Definitions of common weather terms
HAS Acronyms	Hydrometeorological Advisory Service Acronyms
Subject Thesaurus	Bureau Metadata Encoding Scheme used for web page "Subject".
Audience List	Bureau Metadata Encoding Scheme used for web page "Audience".
Document Type List	Bureau Metadata Encoding Scheme used for web page "Document type".

Internet - Technical Guides and Support

Internet AssistanceProgram (IAP) (link takes you out of www.bom.gov.au)

Free help services to solve dial-up Internet problems and improve Internet speed.

Browser compatibility

The Bureau's website should function and appear correctly in any standards compliant web browser. While we strive to make our web sites compatible with a range of browsers, devices and platforms, the Bureau acknowledges that some parts of the web site may not display as expected in non standards-based browsers.

The Bureau is continually testing compatibility with newer browsers following their release. If you are experiencing problems please provide Feedback.

Topic Specific Help Pages

Aviation	Aviation Weather Services (refer Aviation eHelp in Learning box on right hand side)
Water Resource Station Catalogue	Stream Gauging Information Australia
Learn About Meteorology	Help for Teachers Help for Students and Teachers
Radar	Radar Frequently Asked Questions