Seminar: The importance of statistics behind our current understanding of heatwaves
October 16, 2018 10:59 am Leave your thoughtsSarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick (CCRC UNSW)
Tag Archive: CLEX
DECRA Session
October 16, 2018 10:16 am Leave your thoughtsIf you are a young researcher chasing a DECRA, then this is a session you can’t miss. From 10am-noon next Tuesday, October 23, CLEX will hold a researcher development videoconference discussing DECRA fellowships. The videoconference will start with a short overview of the DECRA followed by an interactive Q&A. The panel includes: Andy Pitman, Michael Reeder and Leela Frankcombe The objective of this session is to provide support and advice for those considering applying for a DECRA that is complementary to... View Article
Research brief: Global warming to transform Australia’s temperate marine ecosystems
October 9, 2018 12:50 pm Comments Off on Research brief: Global warming to transform Australia’s temperate marine ecosystemsDeep ocean reefs are likely to transform with global warming bringing together species from temperate and tropical waters that may have never coexisted before, according to new research published in Nature Climate Change.
Research brief: Drivers of Antarctic sea ice volume change in CMIP 5 models
October 8, 2018 2:53 pm Comments Off on Research brief: Drivers of Antarctic sea ice volume change in CMIP 5 modelsCLEX researchers find that ocean sea-ice models generally agreed on changes to average yearly cycle of freeze and melt in Antarctica, with dynamic processes dominating the sea ice edge and thermodynamic processes dominating the interior of the sea ice pack. However, the models disagreed about the trends of sea ice volume.
Research brief: How strong currents influence Tasmania’s marine heatwaves
October 8, 2018 12:09 pm Comments Off on Research brief: How strong currents influence Tasmania’s marine heatwavesAn unusually strong East Australian Current extension leads to an increased probability of marine heatwave days around Tasmania. Conversely, a strong Zeehan Current during these seasons decreased the probability of marine heatwave days in this region.
Extreme Rainfall RP workshop, October 4, 2018
October 5, 2018 2:15 pm Comments Off on Extreme Rainfall RP workshop, October 4, 2018The Extreme Rainfall Research Program of the Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) held a workshop on October 4 at the University of New South Wales (Sydney). There were 30 participants representing the CLEX nodes, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and National Centre for Atmospheric Research.
Understanding the origin of ENSO diversity for improved forecasts
October 2, 2018 1:34 pm Comments Off on Understanding the origin of ENSO diversity for improved forecastsForecasting El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, and anticipating how they may change with global warming remains a significant challenge for climate researchers. An ENSO complexity workshop held in November 2017 produced a follow-up paper summarising what we know about ENSO and its predictability.
Research brief: Influence of the Madden-Julian oscillation on Costa Rican mid-summer drought timing
September 27, 2018 9:56 am Comments Off on Research brief: Influence of the Madden-Julian oscillation on Costa Rican mid-summer drought timingThe Central American mid‐summer drought (MSD) is the decline in rainfall during the middle of the wet season over Central America, which has been shown to have strong effects on agriculture and bushfires in Costa Rica. The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) has been shown to influence Costa Rican rainfall on intra‐seasonal time scales, and therefore may be important to the MSD. This research aims to find the connection between the MJO and MSD.
UNSW-CAN2: Climate change and East African rainfall: combining observations from local farmers and weather stations
September 18, 2018 9:59 am Comments Off on UNSW-CAN2: Climate change and East African rainfall: combining observations from local farmers and weather stationsClimate change is affecting weather patterns in many locations. In East Africa, changing rainfall would challenge the livelihoods of farmers. However, perceptions of local farmers and data from local weather stations differ. Is rainfall changing? How can we understand these two important information sources?
PhD opportunity: The attribution of heatwaves and compound events, UNSW Sydney
September 14, 2018 11:22 am Comments Off on PhD opportunity: The attribution of heatwaves and compound events, UNSW SydneyHeatwaves have increased in their intensity, frequency and duration. It is now well-established that heatwaves are not stand-alone events, but occur in the presence of other extremes, such as, droughts, extremely high atmospheric pressure, or teleconnections to other atmospheric phenomena. The PhD will undertake a novel examination of the attribution of heatwaves, coincident with other plausible extreme events.