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RP3: Drought Program Report – AprIl 2020

April 1, 2020 9:00 am Published by Comments Off on RP3: Drought Program Report – AprIl 2020

The drought may have finally eased over much of Australia, but it has resulted in a range of research that still continues. This research has opened new insights into how we understand the lifecycle of droughts in Australia. At the same time, continuing analyses of Australian models has produced improved configurations and even led to a new modelling framework for urban centres.

RP2: Heatwaves and Cold Air Outbreaks – April 2020

April 1, 2020 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on RP2: Heatwaves and Cold Air Outbreaks – April 2020

Research over the past few months has given the RP2 team significant insights into sudden stratospheric warming events, modelling of marine heatwaves, the impacts of transient warming, how drying tends influence heatwaves, and future energy use in cities as the globe warms.

RP1: Extreme Rainfall – April 2020

April 1, 2020 7:00 am Published by Comments Off on RP1: Extreme Rainfall – April 2020

The Extreme Rainfall team took on some key observational challenges for precipitation research and then used some of this data to test our models. There was also a raft of individual achievements to add a little light in this difficult time.

Media & Communication Report – April 2020

April 1, 2020 6:00 am Published by Comments Off on Media & Communication Report – April 2020

Between bushfires, droughts and new research, CLEX had a strong few months before COVID-19 saw Australia's coverage of climate issues drop by 61%. We have also found a great new video app perfect for workshops and added an outstanding blog pos to our website.

Knowledge Brokerage Team Report – April 2020

April 1, 2020 5:00 am Published by Comments Off on Knowledge Brokerage Team Report – April 2020

The Knowledge Brokerage Team had a very successful outing as part of AMOS with its involvement in the Climate Across the Curriculum workshop. Lesson plans are now in train working with teachers and other experts.

CMS report – April 2020

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CMS with the Bureau of Meteorology has set up at atmospheric simulation down to 400m over Australia. Meanwhile porting to Gadi continues and training has changed to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graduate Director’s Report – April 2020

April 1, 2020 3:00 am Published by Comments Off on Graduate Director’s Report – April 2020

Graduate Director Melissa Hart outlines all the resources available for our students at this difficult time, welcomes new students and explains what will be happening with the winter school. New students can also join a Centre induction meeting on April 29.

Chief Operating Officer’s Report – April 2020

April 1, 2020 2:00 am Published by Comments Off on Chief Operating Officer’s Report – April 2020

It goes without saying that we find ourselves in challenging and uncertain times. One silver lining is that CLEX enters this period of change as a centre with considerable experience in remote communication and developing supportive networks. This is a time to use those networks to support each other.

Directors Report – April 2020

April 1, 2020 1:00 am Published by Comments Off on Directors Report – April 2020

CLEX Director Andy Pitman acknowledges the "impossibly challenging" nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Centre's response. He also reviews some of the successes of our researchers and highlights remarkable results published over the past few months.

CMS: Understanding the data and code publication process

December 11, 2019 2:54 am Published by Comments Off on CMS: Understanding the data and code publication process

Since 2016 CMS has helped Centre’s researchers and students publish data using the NCI data services. Here, researchers talk about their own experiences with the publication process of their data and code at NCI and Zenodo.