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Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology is Australia's national meteorological agency, headquartered in Melbourne and operating under the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. ^[1]^[2] It was founded on 1 January 1908 under the Meteorology Act 1906. ^[1] For EO buyers, BoM is a satellite-data user and ground-receiving operator rather than an owner of EO satellites: it receives geostationary weather imagery from the Himawari system and polar-orbiting data through NOAA JPSS channels. ^[3] Its Himawari reception includes a Crib Point, Melbourne ground station with a 2.4 m C-band dish installed for Himawari-8 data reception. ^[4] Australia and Japan expanded meteorological satellite collaboration in November 2024, including planned access to the Himawari-10 programme and 2.5-minute imagery for the Australian region. ^[5] Dr Stuart Minchin was appointed CEO in November 2025. ^[2]

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[1]Bureau of Meteorology - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20
[2]The Bureau of Meteorology welcomes a new CEOagency doc2026-06-20
[3]Satellites - Bureau of Meteorologyagency doc2026-06-20
[4]Himawari-8 Weather Satellite Project - Av-Commthird party2026-06-20
[5]Australia and Japan to expand meteorological satellite collaborationthird party2026-06-20
[6]Summary report: The 5th technical meeting on Himawari-8/9 Rapidly Developing Cumulus Area (RDCA) productsagency doc2026-10-19

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  title = {Bureau of Meteorology},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/companies/bom-australia}
}