Parts of Australia may experience an almost doubling of the 1 in 100-year rainfall intensity by the end of the century. In recent research led by Dr Conrad Wasko of the University of New South Wales, it was […]
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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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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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A new satellite-based river modelling technique can account for the unique dynamics of individual water bodies. Models using Earth observation data to predict surface water availability and extent provide useful tools for sustainable management and restoration of terrestrial surface water […]
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Evapotranspiration from the global land surface has increased significantly due to increases in transpiration and interception that are only partially counteracted by decreasing soil evaporation, a new study reports. Terrestrial evaporation (ET) is a key component of the energy and water cycles over global […]
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Across the Murray-Darling Basin, surface water and flooding dynamics are dramatically impacted by drought and wet extremes, a recent study has found. Mirela Tulbure and her colleagues at the Geospatial Analysis for Environmental Change lab mapped surface water continuously through seasons and years […]
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Australia experienced extreme rainfall during the 2010/11 La Niña event. Rainfall across the northeast was 84% above average, and soil moisture conditions were unprecedented since 1950. This extreme rainfall event was associated with severe flooding in northeastern Australia […]
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Recent work by Acacia Pepler and fellow researchers found that the frequency of East Coast Lows will likely decrease in the latter part of the 21st century. East Coast Lows (ECLs) are a critical weather event for the […]
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Recent work by Dr Adrian Fisher and his colleagues describes the comparison of seven different water index methods for automated water classification in eastern Australia, using near coincident high-resolution imagery as reference. A new Landsat water index developed […]
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