May 10, 2023 10:33 am
Published by Climate Extremes
This study reports on the atmospheric conditions that are necessary to produce rainfall extremes in three different regions of Australia. It finds that it takes two to tango. In all regions, the ingredients are very high moisture content and strong upward vertical motion. Either of them alone is not sufficient for extreme rainfall. This result highlights the important interplay between the dynamics and thermodynamics of weather systems in making rainfall extremes. In other words, how and where weather systems force... View Article
May 10, 2023 10:30 am
Published by Climate Extremes
Although previous studies of extreme precipitation have focused mainly on extreme daily rainfall, brief but heavy rain can cause flash flooding, severe damage and dangerous conditions. These sub-daily extremes are often confined to small areas that can be missed by rain gauge networks or satellites, and they are very far from being resolved by climate models. In this study, we find a robust positive trend of at least 20% per decade in sub-hourly extreme rainfall near Sydney, Australia, over 20... View Article
March 31, 2023 1:23 pm
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As the tropical climate warms, the intensity of rainfall and winds associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation as well as their patterns may change, leading to intense debate and scrutiny of how extratropical weather will be affected.
March 30, 2023 3:06 pm
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Much of the abyssal ocean has warmed in recent decades, with the most rapid trends detected near Antarctica, in a pattern very similar to our model simulations.
March 21, 2023 12:03 pm
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I learnt the benefits of reaching out through e-mail while I was a student, now I receive many cold e-mails myself. Here’s how to write a good one.
November 10, 2022 11:01 pm
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The findings have major implications for Sydney's preparedness for flash flooding and associated impacts in the future.
September 13, 2022 9:01 am
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If we don't properly represent clouds in climate models, there will be errors in the projections we make.
August 19, 2022 12:13 pm
Published by Climate Extremes
This study investigates what atmospheric conditions are necessary to produce rainfall extremes in three different regions of Australia.
June 28, 2022 10:18 am
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The Southern Ocean is a primary heat sink that buffers atmospheric warming and has warmed substantially, accounting for an outsized portion of global warming-induced excess heat in the climate system.
June 22, 2022 9:10 am
Published by Climate Extremes
Phytoplankton, microscopic marine algae that photosynthesize, facilitate the sequestration of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the ocean, thus, contributing to the regulation of global climate.
