Whenever droughts occur in Australia, our ability to monitor, attribute, forecast and manage them is shown to be insufficient. That is the conclusion of a a new study by Australian researchers undertaken through OzEWEX, and published in the […]
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New research shows that satellite and model-based methods to estimate near-surface soil moisture both have their relative strengths and weaknesses – but not always in the ways science has assumed. Soil moisture plays a key role in the hydrological cycle and in governing […]
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The latest round of the Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence scheme announced on 9 September 2016 carried good news for climate science. One among nine successful bids, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes will transform […]
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Enhanced atmospheric CO2 concentrations (eCO2) have exerted a profound impact on the Earth’s carbon, water and energy cycles. New research led by Dr Yuting Yang and colleagues of CSIRO Land and Water shows that long-term eCO2 in tropical […]
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When assessing vegetation water availability and growth in the Channel Country, remotely sensed soil moisture is more useful than precipitation data, a new study published in ‘Remote Sensing’ found. For much of Australia water availability is a primary constraint […]
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