Tag Archive: Australian Research Council

Research brief: ACCESS1 outperforms POAMA forecasting SPCZ

February 10, 2021 2:18 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: ACCESS1 outperforms POAMA forecasting SPCZ

The researchers analysed the performance of the ACCESSS1 seasonal forecast model to predict the SPCZ position and rainfall over the period 1990-2012. ACCESSS1 performed better in simulating the SPCZ than the previous model, POAMA.

Research brief: New global land-based precipitation dataset

February 4, 2021 12:12 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: New global land-based precipitation dataset

CLEX researchers have developed a new global land-based daily precipitation dataset called Rainfall Estimates on a Gridded Network - REGEN - aimed at facilitating studies to understand changes and variability in several aspects of daily precipitation distributions, extremes and measures of hydrological intensity.

Research brief: Southern ocean overturning circulation responds to SAM

January 15, 2021 9:49 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Southern ocean overturning circulation responds to SAM

CLEX researchers introduced a novel methodology to examine the Southern Ocean's response to changing winds. They performed numerical simulations with a global ocean‐sea ice model suite that spans a hierarchy of spatial resolutions and driven by realistic atmospheric forcing conditions.

How a watch could save your life on a hot day

January 13, 2021 10:03 am Published by Comments Off on How a watch could save your life on a hot day

Project Coolbit, is an ongoing investigation that aims to create a personalised approach to assessing thermal comfort and preventing health complications during extreme heat events. It is research that could not only save the lives of individuals but may also change the way we design future cities.

Research brief: Revisiting the 1888 Centennial Drought

January 12, 2021 11:27 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Revisiting the 1888 Centennial Drought

To shed more light on short droughts of the past, CLEX researchers took advantage of a newly released dataset from the Bureau of Meteorology to re-examine the infamous Centennial Drought of 1888. Using the new dataset along with historical station data, they analysed monthly rainfall variability across south eastern Australia throughout 1888.

Australia’s Black Summer a climate wake-up call

January 7, 2021 9:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Australia’s Black Summer a climate wake-up call

The 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires are a “wake up call” demonstrating the extreme effects of climate change in Australia, according to a group of experts who’ve published a new study examining the factors that caused the disaster.

Q&ARC: Meet some of our researchers

December 18, 2020 7:12 am Published by Comments Off on Q&ARC: Meet some of our researchers

Multiple ARC Centres of Excellence came together to produce short videos about their researchers under the title Q&ARC. This is the CLEX version featuring Rishav Goyal, Stacey Hitchcock, Andy Hogg, and Nina Ridder.

The known unknowns of climate change

December 18, 2020 6:50 am Published by Comments Off on The known unknowns of climate change

Lee Constable interviews Prof Christian Jakob about what we don't know about climate change for her channel on the Cimpatico Studios platform, Climate Australia.

COO Report – December 2020

December 14, 2020 1:42 pm Published by Comments Off on COO Report – December 2020

I imagine very few of us will have particularly fond memories of 2020 when we look back on it in a few years. Yet at the same time it’s been a year that has provided opportunities for introspection and reassessment of many aspects of our working lives and how work and life interact.