SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 

The publication of scientific and technical results is a vital element of the work in BMRC. A total of 161 publications were produced during 2004-05, including refereed journal papers, articles, book chapters, conference papers and miscellaneous reports. Some 60 peer-reviewed papers were published in books and international journals and ten internally reviewed BMRC Research Reports were published.

Research staff are continually involved in the peer review of work carried out across the Bureau, in addition to acting as reviewers for work from other organisations. Staff in BMRC operate the editorial office and oversee the publication of the Australian Meteorological Magazine (AMM), the journal on southern hemisphere atmospheric, ocean and related sciences published by the Bureau in cooperation with the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. Scientists in BMRC serve on the editorial board of AMM and other international scientific journals.

The 2004 BMRC Modelling Workshop publication on the theme of "The past, present and future of numerical modelling" was published before the workshop in December. A previous backlog in the publication of other BMRC Research Reports was reduced.

COLLABORATION 

Meteorological research in Australia is carried out by the Bureau, the CSIRO, a number of university groups and, to a lesser extent, by other government departments and agencies and the private sector. In recent years, the Bureau and CSIRO, as the two major agencies engaged in atmospheric research, have worked closely to ensure that Bureau and CSIRO plans for atmospheric and related research are coordinated effectively and to identify joint research activities and areas of collaboration at the project level. In particular, the Bureau works closely with CSIRO Atmospheric Research (CAR) and CSIRO Marine Research (CMR), which are planned to merge as CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) from 1 July 2005. A recent initiative is the agreement between the Bureau and CSIRO to develop the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS). The project will further contribute to effective collaboration between the Bureau and CSIRO on modelling and to the maintenance of world-class climate modelling capability. The BMRC is also contributing to the Australian Research Council (ARC) Earth Systems Science Network. Collaborative research sponsored by the Australian Greenhouse Office, principally within the Australian Climate Change Science Program, and by the RAN, constitute key elements of the Meteorological and Related Research Output.

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES 

To further improve the coordination of meteorological and related research in Australia and to provide support for the strengthening of programs in meteorology and related sciences at Australian universities, the Bureau actively contributed to the development of multi-agency agreements to establish new research centres in meteorology and related disciplines under the Government's Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program. During 200405, the Bureau participated in:

• the CRC for Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems with the University of Tasmania, CSIRO Atmospheric Research, CSIRO Marine Research and the Australian Antarctic Division;
• the CRC for Catchment Hydrology at Monash University with thirteen other participants, including Brisbane City Council, CSIRO Land and Water, the Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria), Melbourne Water, Monash University, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Goulburn Murray Water (Victoria) and The University of Melbourne;
• planning for the new eWater CRC at the University of Canberra with some thirty other participants, including a range of industry, government (national, state and local) and university partners; and
• the CRC for Bushfire Research with 17 other core participants, including Emergency Management Australia (EMA) and relevant State authorities.