The majority of heatwaves affecting south-eastern Australia are part of large and strong weather systems propagating across Australia, and not due to stationary or blocked weather systems as seen in some other regions of the world.
This is a tough and unique time for everyone in CLEX. I had anticipated the pandemic being over by now (note the predictive skill of a modeller) and it is confronting to be writing this while Victoria is in lockdown and world leaders are worried about shower pressure.
This paper investigates the annual cycle in cloud and rainfall measurements over the western equatorial Indian Ocean. While there is a single period of strong rainfall over the region during December-January each year, there are two periods of increased high-top clouds associated with convection.
Malcolm King (Monash University) The atmospheric dynamics of south-east Australian heatwaves ZOOM DETAILS Topic: Land-Atmosphere Meeting 24 July 3pm Time: Jul 24, 2019 03:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://anu.zoom.us/j/220262404 One tap mobile +61280156011,,220262404# Australia +61871501149,,220262404# Australia Dial by your location +61 2 8015 6011 Australia +61 8 7150 1149 Australia Meeting ID: 220 262 404 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aqEZ502nm Join by SIP 220262404@138.44.162.102 220262404@138.44.162.103 Join by H.323 138.44.162.102 138.44.162.103 Meeting ID: 220 262 404 Join... View Article
This project will see the student utilising methods previously applied to the investigation of heatwaves to improve our understanding of cold-air outbreaks over Australia, attempting to answer questions on the structure, development and termination of these events.
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes' Heatwave Research Program is holding a full day meeting to explore current research and the future direction of the program.
In late April, Anna Ukkola (ANU/UNSW) and Malcolm King attended the Australian Academy of Science’s 2018 EMCR forum Science Pathways 2018: Diversify your thinking.