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CLEX land atmosphere meeting – Sanaa Hobeichi (UNSW). Conserving land-atmosphere synthesis suite (CLASS) dataset

Topic: Land - AtmosphereTime: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 2:55pm Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/949596576Or iPhone one-tap:  16465588656,949596576# or 16699006833,949596576#Or Telephone:   Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll)   Meeting ID: 949 596 576    International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aptljBZ8m Or a H.323/SIP room system:   SIP: 7588@aarnet.edu.au   or H323: 949596576@182.255.112.21  (From Cisco)   or H323: 182.255.112.21##949596576  (From... View Article

Tropical Variability Meeting: Shreya Dhame (CLEX). Atmospheric response to long-term Indian Ocean Warming in CAM5

Please contact Dietmar or the theme leaders below to give a talk at the Tropical Variability meeting.   The zoom meeting details are as follows: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/825572965 Or iPhone one-tap:  16699006833,825572965# or 16465588656,825572965#   Or Telephone: Dial: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) Meeting ID:... View Article

Alberto Arribas (UK Met Office). A new paradigm for environmental research and exploitation?

During the last 70 years, solving physical equations on High Performance Computers has been the main workhorse of weather, climate and environmental research and prediction. It has been a fantastic ride,  substantially improving our understanding and boosting our forecasting capabilities. However, Moore's law is over, the energy cost of HPC is hardly affordable, and increasing... View Article

Webinar: Winter 2019 climate and water update

Get an in-depth analysis of recent conditions, as well as the temperature, rainfall and streamflow outlook for autumn. Ask our experts all your climate and water questions to help make decisions for the months ahead.

Public Event: Communicating science in a post-normal world.

The Royal Society of Victoria 8 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Description Communication and dialogue between science and society are important for both sides. Science informs individual and collective decisions, while social context and social needs guide the direction of scientific enquiry. But the science communication ecosystem is changing: Science is growing, and fields like genome editing, artificial intelligence or climate science are turning into “post-normal... View Article

Ying-Ping Wang (CSIRO). Land-Atmosphere meeting – Variation of land carbon uptake: dominant drivers and their time-scale dependence

Ying-Ping Wang (CSIRO). Land-Atmosphere meeting - Variation of land carbon uptake: dominant drivers and their time-scale dependence. 3pm, Wednesday, June 19.   Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/670855742 Or iPhone one-tap:  16465588656,670855742# or 16699006833,670855742# Or Telephone: Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 670... View Article

The Super Wicked Problem of Climate Change

Geelong Library 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Tom Doig (Author, University of Melbourne) The Super Wicked Problem of Climate Change   Description Climate change is everywhere – and nowhere. It is simultaneously the most urgent problem facing humanity, and a hopelessly abstract concept that’s impossible for us to wrap our heads around. While 97% of the world’s climate scientists agree that human-caused... View Article

Climatic Changes or Regional Human Activities? Lake Urmia Desiccation

Australian German Climate and Energy College Level 1, 187 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

(University of Melbourne).   Climatic Changes or Regional Human Activities? Lake Urmia Desiccation Description On the topic of climate change, there are two camps of politicians absolving themselves from responsibility. Politicians who deny or cast scepticism about the anthropogenic nature of climate change and/or its substantial implications; and those who blame climate change for the... View Article

DataTas – Intro to LaTeX Workshop.

Flex Spaces, Salamanca 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Description Are you tired of letting Microsoft Office control your life? Do you wish your figures and tables looked as elegant as they deserve and do exactly what you want them to do? Are you lazy and wish your computer would format your documents for you? Sign up for DataTas's Intro to LaTeX workshop, a... View Article

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