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Research brief: New product improves satellite rainfall estimates for data-scarce regions

June 10, 2020 3:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: New product improves satellite rainfall estimates for data-scarce regions

Researchers have developed a hybrid approach to estimate recent rainfall that combines satellite-based rainfall estimates with satellite-based soil moisture estimates. When this approach was tested against independent rain gauge measurements it showed notable improvements.

Melb02: A climatology of precipitable water for Australia

July 17, 2019 2:00 am Published by Comments Off on Melb02: A climatology of precipitable water for Australia

The objective of the project is to use a combination of station-based measurements and reanalyses (e.g. BARRA, ERA-5) to create a climatology of precipitable water for Australia. After creating the dataset, the student will also analyse trends and variability.