The Division of Cloud Physics was formed in 1972 from a group within the Division of Radiophysics which had been studying aspects of rain and cloud physics and rainmaking over the preceding 25 years.  It was located at Marsfield in Sydney, sharing facilities with the Division of Radiophysics.  The organisation was then merged with the Division of Atmospheric Research in Aspendale, Melbourne, in 1983.

The Division continued research into the structure and manipulation of clouds and ice crystals.  Cloud seeding experiments were conducted in Tasmania, the Snowy Mountains, the New England area, the Darling Downs and Western Victoria, with advice being provided to interested groups in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia and a number of other countries.  There was also a high level of international collaboration.

Studies into the dynamics of clouds were focussed on the origin of certain cloud types, their effect on the air and the surface of the earth.  Other projects included hail prevention and fog suppression.

Airborne particles research was originally conducted using a DC3.  In 1979 this was replaced with a F-27 Fokker Friendship, which was later transferred to the CSIRO Research Aircraft Facility in Marsfield and later to the CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications in Canberra.
Historical agency address
1972 - 1983   Cnr Vimiera and Pembroke Rds, Marsfield