This month in Research Highlights, among others: the latest on flood detection and monitoring, climate drivers of rainfall, assessments of contrarian climate change research and how to integrate satellite data into water observations. Contrarian climate science papers often […]
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The last two months has seen lots of activity in the six working groups. Below a short summary; if you want to know more, or to get involved, just contact the chairs. The Observational Data WG has seen several […]
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In this month’s research highlights, find the latest on hydrological model calibration, climatic adaptation of semiarid plants, drought impacts in the Coorong and the use of artificial neural networks for temperature time series analysis. Determining the importance […]
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The worldwide climate research community has talent, dedication, and a clear sense of knowledge gaps. It needs to close those gaps and convey its messages effectively to user communities. This image, taken from a broader simulation of climate […]
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A new phase of future proofing will soon be rolled out across New South Wales as more artesian bores are capped to reduce the free flow of water from the Great Artesian Basin. The Great Artesian Basin is […]
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by Simon Walker (OzEWEX) The Millennium Drought caused a shift in catchment rainfall-runoff relationships, soil carbon in Queensland’s cloud forests is sensitive to warming, hail stones are bigger in Sydney, using wavelet transforms to analyse climate trends, and […]
Read moreby Albert van Dijk, OzEWEX Far from being the silly season, this coming December will be abuzz with OzEWEX science! You can present your research at the 2nd national OzEWEX workshop and sessions at two conferences: 21st […]
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by Juan Pablo Guerschman Vegetation cover is a key parameter for monitoring land management practices in pastoral and in agricultural settings. Discriminating between photosynthetic (green) and non-photosynthetic (dry, litter) vegetation can also provide useful insights on the way […]
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The 1st annual OzEWEX workshop was held 28-29 October 2014 at CSIRO Discovery Centre in Canberra. The workshop examined the water and climate information needs for the future and compared them to the current state and developments in […]
Read moresource: Bureau of Meteorology To better understand the potential impacts on water from coal seam gas and large coal mining developments, scientific investigations—calledbioregional assessments—are under way in 13 locations across Australia.Bioregional assessments will, for the first time, bring together […]
Read moresource: ABC A long-term strategy to guide environmental watering across the Murray-Darling Basin has been released. The basin-wide strategy identifies priority areas for targeted water delivery, including the Murray mouth and the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Goulburn catchments. The […]
Read moresource: Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian water consumption peaked at just under 20,000 gigalitres – or 20 billion litres – in 2012-13, the largest water use measured since the start of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) annual […]
Read moreby Catherine McAloon, ABCRural The National Water Commission has used its final assessment of Australia’s water reform progress to urge governments not to drop the ball on water issues. The commission, which was established by former Prime Minister […]
Read moreSource: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Successive seasons of high rainfall in some areas and a long, dry spell in others have delivered a mixed bag of increased bushfire threats for southern Australia this year. A two-year rain […]
Read moresource: Bureau of Meteorology An improved modelling system for assessing Australia’s water resources was just one of the achievements of the Water Information Research and Development Alliance (WIRADA) in 2013–14. The recently-released WIRADA annual report details how the new modelling system improved […]
Read moreby Philip Wallis (Monash University), Jamie Pittock (ANU) and Michael Ward (Monash University) Should we pick and choose our climate strategies based on how water-wise they are? As our new research published in Climatic Change shows, some activities aimed at tackling greenhouse emissions can also […]
Read moreby GEWEX secretariat Thanks to all who attended and contributed to making the 7th International Scientific Conference on the Global Water and Energy Cycle a huge success! Over 560 scientists, managers, and students from 45 countries attended the event. […]
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by Michael Slezak, NewScientist Australia has a daring plan: to convert its tropical north into a huge “food bowl”. The area being considered spans 3 million square kilometres. The plan offers many benefits, but the environmental risk has […]
Read moresource: Monash University The equivalent of one-third of Melbourne’s water use could be saved each year through the implementation of efficiency measures that deal with climate change, according to a new study. Researchers at the Monash Sustainability Institute analysed the […]
Read moreby Cherie McDonald, ABC rural The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has released new water guidelines in an effort to protect wildlife and plants in the basin during dry times. The conservation priorities are intended as a guide for […]
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