Tag Archive: Australian Research Council

Research brief: New Zealand’s costliest floods caused by atmospheric rivers

March 3, 2021 3:45 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: New Zealand’s costliest floods caused by atmospheric rivers

The largest rivers on Earth are not on the ground, but in the sky. Our new study, published in Environmental Research Letters, showed that nine out of ten of the most expensive floods in New Zealand (2007-2017) occurred during an Atmospheric River event, and seven to all ten of the top ten most extreme rainfall events at eleven different locations occurred during Atmospheric Rivers.

¡Hola mundo!

March 1, 2021 11:57 am Published by Comments Off on ¡Hola mundo!

Mi nombre es Denisse Fierro Arcos, soy bióloga marina nacida en Ecuador, pero que adopté a Australia como mi segundo país hace unos años. He trabajado como consultora ambiental e investigadora y he tenido la oportunidad de trabajar en proyectos que se enfocan en una variedad de sistemas y especies marinas en Sudamérica y Australia.

Hello world

March 1, 2021 11:53 am Published by Comments Off on Hello world

Denisse Fierro Arcos is back in Australia completing her first semester as a PhD student at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). Her project focuses on understanding how fine scale changes in sea ice and ocean conditions affect Southern Ocean marine ecosystems. This is her first blog post.

Conferences in the time of COVID

February 26, 2021 11:50 am Published by Comments Off on Conferences in the time of COVID

This time last year Kim Reid was planning a Euro-adventure where she would attend a summer school in the Swiss Alps, attend EGU, visit Reading and the Met Office and explore some castles on the side. Now she and her supervisor joke that if case numbers stay low, Kim might be able to visit a university in the same city.

Business risk and the emergence of climate analytics

February 15, 2021 1:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Business risk and the emergence of climate analytics

There is a great deal of misuse of climate model projections emerging in business. Climate models are being used for some purposes that are simply inappropriate leading to assessments of the physical risks to business that are of no value. However, there are ways to use climate model data that has value and can help business robustly assess some specific climate related risks.

Graphic Designer

February 15, 2021 11:37 am Published by Comments Off on Graphic Designer

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) invites applications from talented Graphic Designers to join their team. The Graphic Designer will be producing graphics and visual aids to assist in communicating the centre's research to the public, schools, businesses and government.

Research brief: New reporting format for leaf-level gas exchange data

February 12, 2021 2:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: New reporting format for leaf-level gas exchange data

In this study, the researchers propose a reporting format for leaf-level gas exchange data and metadata to provide guidance to data contributors on how to store data in repositories to maximise their discoverability, facilitate their efficient reuse, and add value to individual datasets.

Research brief: How gravity waves impact thunderstorm formation

February 11, 2021 10:14 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: How gravity waves impact thunderstorm formation

Storms cause ripples in the wind that travel upwards and away from the clouds, much like a stone causes ripples when it is thrown in a pond. These can then affect the temperature and winds around the storms and make them grow, last longer, or die earlier.