A Presentation on instruments used in Meteorology as well as the Australian Indigenous knowledge of weather patterns and seasons of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. This has been created for Educational Purposes for CQUniversity study in the course of Grad Dip of Learning and Teaching, Primary

1. Meteorology Instruments and units of measurement Measuring the weather

2. Why measure the weather? Stock Warnings Crop Warnings Marine and Boating Warnings Air traffic Forecasting to the general public More information on why we measure the weather

4. How do we measure rainfall? Rain gauge Unit of measurement is millimetres (mm)

5. How do we measure humidity? Hygrometer Relative Humidity (RH) is expressed as a percentage (%)

6. How do we measure wind speed? Anemometer Wind speed is measured in km/PH or knots Beaufort Wind Scale

7. How do we record wind direction? We use a Windsock or Weathervane S.W.E.N. South, West, East or North

8. How to we record the temperature? Thermometer Temperature is recorded in degrees Celcius - ºC

9. How do we record sunshine? We use a Campbell-Stokes recorder to record the hours of sunshine each day. A 3D view of a Campbell Stoked recorder (requires Quicktime) Information on the Campbell Stokes recorder

10. Indigenous Australians and weather Over the last 50,000 + Aboriginal Australians have developed a culture in which all things past and present are interrelated, including the weather, landscape and previous generations, together with the plant and animal kingdoms. All these are connected as a continuum in which everything is placed in a proper order and has distinct meaning and relevance. Climate and weather are vital parts of this continuum, and are largely controlled by supernatural forces which manifest themselves through the behaviour of the surrounding natural world. This knowledge has enabled Aboriginal Australians to survive in sometimes incredibly adverse conditions. Source: http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu/nature-science/seasons.html

11. The six weather seasons of Kakadu National Park as defined by the Bininj people. Source: http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu/nature-science/seasons.html