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UNSW11: Understanding Marine Heatwaves

July 19, 2019 11:00 am Published by Comments Off on UNSW11: Understanding Marine Heatwaves

In this project we will look at one of the two following questions: Do marine heatwaves occur preferentially in certain seasons, and if so why? Do marine heatwaves produce a consistent response in ocean primary production?

UNSW08: The effect of the Millennium drought on land

July 19, 2019 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on UNSW08: The effect of the Millennium drought on land

In this project, the student will learn more about the effects of the Millennium drought on the surface energy budget, particularly on the ratio of sensible heat flux to latent heat flux (i.e. SH/LH).

UNSW07: Identifying the cumulative burden of air pollution on human health in a climate changed Australia

July 19, 2019 7:00 am Published by Comments Off on UNSW07: Identifying the cumulative burden of air pollution on human health in a climate changed Australia

This project will explore different methods of assessing cumulative exposure to air pollution in order to make suggestions as to how we might best make policy recommendations that protect the health of all Australians, including vulnerable communities.

UNSW 06: Spatially correlated extreme events in Australia over the past 30-40 years

July 19, 2019 6:00 am Published by Comments Off on UNSW 06: Spatially correlated extreme events in Australia over the past 30-40 years

This student project will focus on spatially correlated events in Australia that occurred in the past 30 to 40 years. Using observations over this time period the student will catalogue past compound events; assess possible trends in their occurrence; check for preferred spatial correlation patterns; and assess if these were accurately reproduced in reanalysis products (e.g. BARRA, ERA-5 and/or ERA-Interim).

UNSW05: Drought termination and extreme precipitation in Australia

July 19, 2019 5:00 am Published by Comments Off on UNSW05: Drought termination and extreme precipitation in Australia

This student project will determine the probability of a drought being terminated by an extreme precipitation event to assess the risk of drought-induced flooding. For this the student will assess observations, reanalysis data and results from a large climate model ensemble.

UNSW02: Pushing the ocean to extremes

July 19, 2019 2:00 am Published by Comments Off on UNSW02: Pushing the ocean to extremes

We are seeking a summer student to help understand the asymmetric and often surprising behaviour of the ocean in response to rapid warming and cooling to better understand the ocean's role in climate change.

UNSW01: The potential vorticity of salt water and moist air

July 19, 2019 1:00 am Published by Comments Off on UNSW01: The potential vorticity of salt water and moist air

This project defines a new PV that naturally generalizes the 1942 PV to multicomponent fluids such as these. We will assess the quality of its conservation law in both oceanographic and atmospheric datasets, comparing against those for previous definitions of PV.