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NIWA Review 18-21 Notable Events 21-31 Christchurch, Ben Tichborne 31 Pick of the Clips 32-63 Meteorological Society of New Zealand Newsletter155 Summer 2018-2019 Page 1 ISSN 0111-1736 Meteorological Society Of New Zealand (Inc.) NEWSLETTER 155 Summer 2018-2019 Meteorological Society of New Zealand Newsletter155 Summer 2018-2019 Page 2 Meteorological Society Of New Zealand (Inc.) NEWSLETTER 155 Summer 2018-2019 PO Box 6523, Marion Square, Wellington 6141, New Zealand Please forward contributions to Bob McDavitt, [email protected] CONTENTS Page Foreword from our President 3 Conference 2018 4 Kidson Medal , Photo competition 5 AGM minutes 6-17 Spring: NIWA review 18-21 Notable events 21-31 Christchurch, Ben Tichborne 31 Pick of the clips 32-63 Your Committee President: Michael Martens Immediate Past President: Sylvia Nichol Secretary: Katrina Richards Treasurer: Gregor Macara Circulation Manager: Lisa Murray Website Liaison: Stefanie Kremser Journal Editor: Nava Fedaeff Newsletter Editor: Bob McDavitt Auckland VP: Petra Pearce Wellington VP: [vacant] Christchurch VP: Jiawei Zhang Dunedin VP: Daniel Kingston Hamilton VP: Tim Gunn General Committee: Luke Sutherland-Stacey, Mike Revell HydroSoc Liaison: Charles Pearson Views and endorsements expressed in this newsletter are those of the contributors and advertisers, and not necessarily those of the Meteorological Society of New Zealand. The mention of specific companies or products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the Society. Meteorological Society of New Zealand Newsletter155 Summer 2018-2019 Page 3 Dear members of the Meteorological Society of New Zealand In December at our AGM, I became the new President of the Meteorological Society of New Zealand. Let me tell you a bit more about myself: I was born in Germany and lived for over 10 years in Hamburg. I have studied meteorology at the University of Hamburg and finished with a Master’s Degree of Atmos- pheric Science in 2012. The same year, I joined the German Weather Service as a forecast meteorolo- gist and then in August 2013 the MetService here in New Zealand. I’m currently working as a Lead Forecaster at the MetService in Wellington and enjoy forecasting the New Zealand weather, which al- ways presents itself with new and interesting challenges. I joined the Met Society committee in 2014 and have been an active member of the committee since. I’m very grateful to be offered the opportunity to lead the Met Society for the next two years and will continue to shape and support the important work of the committee. A very successful year lies behind us. Our annual joint conference together with the Hydrological Society was the biggest annual conference for us so far, with nearly 340 participants. It was a great opportuni- ty to catch up with colleagues from across the different fields of earth system science. The 3 keynote presentations covered 3 different aspects of the Hydrological Cycle in Changing Times, the theme of the conference. Bronwyn Hayward gave a very striking talk about global climate change and why we must act now to prevent a global disaster. John Crouch talked about the microphysical aspects of the hydro- logical cycle using polarimetric radar on the West Coast of the South Island. Simon Cox talked about the effect of climate change on the availability of freshwater and the effect on the hydrological cycle. I per- sonally would like to thank the Hydrological Society for the great and seamless collaboration and the or- ganising committee, consisting of members from both societies, for all their hard work to make the con- ference a memorable and very enjoyable experience. Moreover, we have successfully completed the migration of our website onto a new platform and our membership remains stable and healthy, with several students having joined in the last year. Also, we have formed a subcommittee to look at ways how to engage better with students and to formalise the process of grants we offer as a society. The subcommittee has already delivered some tangible recom- mendations, which will make the society fit for the future and continue to attract new members. I would like to use this opportunity to thank you all, our valued members, for being part of a lively com- munity of atmospheric scientists, forecasters, and weather&climate enthusiasts. You are the reason that the Meteorological Society remains a trustworthy source of data and information on climate, climate change and weather. I'm looking forward to helping bring our exciting new ideas to enhance our member- ship and to further improve our engagement with the community into fruition. I wish you all a very happy New Year and all the best for the year 2019. Kind regards, Michael Martens A photo of our New President at our recent joint conference is on the next page Meteorological Society of New Zealand Newsletter155 Summer 2018-2019 Page 4 Joint Conference with Met Society & Hydrological Society at Christchurch in Dec: This proved to be a great success in terms of sharing science and network- ing with fellow scientists. NZ Met Society new President, Michael Martens, at our recent conference. This was the largest joint conference between the MetSoc and the HydroSoc yet, with nearly 340 participants. It was a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues from across the differ- ent fields of earth system science. The oral presentations were organised in 5 parallel streams and there were sev- eral poster sessions for over 50 post- ers. The keynote presentations covered 3 different aspects of the Hydrological Cycle in Changing Times, the theme of the conference. Bronwyn Hayward gave a very striking talk about global climate change and why we have to act now to prevent a global disaster. John Crouch talked about the microphysical as- pects of the hydrological cycle using polarimetric radar on the West Coast of the South Island. Simon Cox talked about the effect of climate change on the availa- bility of freshwater and the effect on the hydrological cycle. MetSoc committee members (from left to right): James Renwick, Lisa Murray, Syl- via Nichol, Michael Martens, Luke Sutherland-Stacey, Nava Fedaeff and Mike Revell. Meteorological Society of New Zealand Newsletter155 Summer 2018-2019 Page 5 KIDSON Medal announcement AT the AGM of the NZ Met Society (as part of the recent conference) it was announced by the Met Society com- mittee that KEVIN TRENBERTH has been selected to be awarded the 2018 Kidson Medal for his paper “How of- ten does it really rain?” (DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-17- 0107.1). The paper uses a new near-global satellite and observed surface precipitation data set at high spatial (0.25 degrees) and temporal (hourly) resolution to ad- dress the question of over what fraction of time or over what fraction of space is it actually raining at the same time. It draws many useful inferences about the frequency of precipitation, in- cluding the impacts of global warming. 2018 Photo Competition In 2018 we asked on our Facebook page for anyone to post photos showing how weather is related to activities (such as tramping, driving, sport etc). Around 100 people clicked on the post , there were 9 engagements, 5 photos were en- tered and 61 votes . There were three prizes awarded (MetService 2019 Weath- er Calendars) as follows : Wnner Elenaor Treadwell Title : Rata in the clouds Description : Copland Track tramp. The clouds cleared whilst crossing the bridge to reveal the Copland river and the Rata (on the left) This image has been chosen to feature on the front and back pages of the NZ Met Society publication “WEATHER AND CLIMATE” Vol 38 (2018) Meteorological Society of New Zealand Newsletter155 Summer 2018-2019 Page 6 Runners up: Megan Robertson Dean Robertson Title : After the Southerly Snowdrive Description: Winter at Lake Emma Dodging snowflakes driving (inland from Ashburton) between Christ and Ashburton. Thanks to everyone who got involved. We plan to open another contest soon Minutes for the 39th Annual General Meeting of the Meteorological Society of New Zealand 5 December 2018, Christchurch Meeting began at 5 pm; Chaired by Sylvia Nichol, minutes by Katrina Richards. 1. Attendance Sylvia Nichol, Katrina Richards, Jim Salinger, Tony Bromley, Sally Gray, Errol Lewthwaite, Trevor Carey-Smith, Andrew Tait, Shane Bilish, Daithi Stone, Olaf Morgenstern, Daniel Kingston, Michael Martens, Mike Revell, Lisa Murray, Jiawei Zhang, Brett Mullan, Dave Pollard, James Renwick, John Nicol, Luke Sutherland- Stacey, Ben Liley, Seth Carrier, Kate Prebble, Nava Fedaeff. 2. Apologies Cliff Revell, Stefanie Kremser, Neil Gordon, Kevin Trenberth, John Maunder, Bri- an Giles, Bob McDavitt, Matt Ruglys, Petra Pearce, Richard Turner 3. Confirmation of minutes of previous AGM. Motion that “The minutes of the previous AGM, held on the 13 November 2017 be accepted as a true and correct record” Proposed Sylvia Nichol/Seconded Tony Bromley–carried 4. Matters Arising 4.1. Committee to address travel grants to early career scientists and criteria for these at the next meeting. Committee to report on this to the next AGM. Good progress has been made. The subcommittee made working on student grants a priority and is working on grants for early career scientists. A report will be made at the 2019 AGM. 4.2. Committee to look at ways to drawn down our cash supply. A “cloud” poster is being designed by Bob McDavitt for bulk printing. It will be distributed in 2019. Funding for travel grants for students has been increased. Support for early career scientists is at the planning stage. Meteorological Society of New Zealand Newsletter155 Summer 2018-2019 Page 7 4.3. Committee to consider other reductions in membership fees, as well as poli- cies for reduced conference fees, for example, for retired members or the un- waged. Committee to come to an agreement during the year and bring a motion for discussion to the next AGM.
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