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Work in Progress

  • Drosdowsky, W. and P. Hope: Classification of the Australian summer monsoon circulation using SOM analysis

    Submitted or Accepted Publications

  • P. Hope, B. Timbal and R. Fawcett. 2009: Associations between rainfall variability in the southwest and southeast of Australia and their evolution through time, submitted to: International Journal of Climatology

    Peer-reviewed publications

  • Hope, P. and A.B. Watkins. 2008: Seasonal climate summary southern hemisphere (spring 2007): La Nina finally takes hold. Australian Australian Meteorological Magazine 57, 255-267
  • Timbal, B., P. Hope and S. Charles. 2008: Evaluating the consistency between statistically downscaled and global dynamical model climate change projections, Journal of Climate 21, 6052-6059
  • Bates, B., P. Hope, B. Ryan, I. Smith and S. Charles: Key findings from the Indian Ocean Climate Initiative Climatic ChangeDOI 10.1007/s10584-007-9390-9 .pdf
  • Rojas, M., P. Moreno, M. Kageyama, M. Crucifix, C. Hewitt, A. Abe-Ouchi, R. Ohgaito, E.C. Brady, P. Hope, 2008: The southern westerlies during the Last Glacial Maximum in PMIP2 simulations. Climate Dynamics .pdf
  • Alexander, L., P. Hope, D. Collins, B. Trewin, A. Lynch and N. Nicholls, 2007 'Trends in Australia's climate means and extremes: a global context'Australian Meteorological Magazine56 1 p1-18
  • Nicholls, N., D. Collins, B. Trewin and P. Hope, 2006: Historical instrumental climate data for Australia - Quality and utility for palaeoclimatic studies. Journal of Quaternary Science, Special Australian Edition, 21, 681-688
  • Hope, P.K., 2006. 'Projected future changes in the synoptic systems influencing southwest Western Australia'Climate Dynamics 26, 765-780 .pdf
  • Hope, P.K., W. Drosdowsky and N. Nicholls, 2006. 'Shifts in the synoptic systems affecting southwest Western Australia'Climate Dynamics 26, 751-764 .pdf
  • Power, S., R. Colman, X. Wang and P. Hope 2005: Can we predict decadal changes in Southern Hemisphere climate? In: Predictions in unguaged basins: International perspectives on the state of the art and pathways forward. S.W. Franks, M. Sivapalan, K. Takeuchi and Y Tachikawa (Eds); IAHS Publication 301. pp109-113
  • Hope, P.K., Nicholls, N., and McGregor, J. 2004 Rainfall response to permanent inland water in Australia Australian Meteorological Magazine 53, 251-262
  • Treble, P., Budd, W.F., Hope, P.K. and Rustomji, P.K. 2005 Identification of synoptic-scale climatic patterns associated with rainfall δ18O in southern Australian rainfall Journal of Hydrology 302, 270-282
  • Simmonds I., Bi DH. and Hope P. 1999. Atmospheric water vapor flux and its association with rainfall over China in summer Journal of Climate. 12(5 Part 2), 1353-1367
  • Simmonds I. and Hope P. 1998. Seasonal and regional responses to changes in Australian soil moisture conditions International Journal of Climatology. 18(10), 1105-1139
  • Simmonds I. and Hope P. 1997. Persistence characteristics of Australian rainall anomalies International Journal of Climatology. 17(6), 597-613
  • Karoly DJ., Hope P. and Jones PD. 1996. Decadal variations of the Southern Hemisphere circulation , Full pdf, International Journal of Climatology. 16(7), 723-738

    Other Publications

  • Hope, P. 2008: Modeling of Ice Ages. Encyclopedia entry in: Philander, S.G. (Ed) Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change.
  • Power, S., J. Arblaster, P. Hope and A. Moise. 2007: ¨Chapter 5.10: ENSO, the Southern Annular Mode and storm tracks', IN: CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, Climate Change in Australia, 148 pp, http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au
  • Ryan, B. and P. Hope (Eds), 2006. Indian Ocean Climate Initiative Stage 2: Report of Phase 2 Activity Jan 2005-June 2006, IOCI, see: http://www.ioci.org.au
  • Ryan, B. and P. Hope (Eds), 2005. Indian Ocean Climate Initiative Stage 2: Report of Phase 1 Activity July 2003-Dec 2004, IOCI, see: http://www.ioci.org.au
  • Smith, I. and P. Hope (Compilers), 2005. How our winter atmospheric circulation has changed IOCI climate note 4/05, see: http://www.ioci.org.au
  • Hope, P. and I. Foster (Compilers), 2005. How our rainfall has changed - The south-west IOCI climate note 5/05, see: http://www.ioci.org.au
  • Ruprecht, J., Y. Li, E. Campbell and P. Hope (Compilers), 2005. How extreme south-west rainfalls have changed IOCI climate note 6/05, see: http://www.ioci.org.au
  • Hope, P., 2002. Introduction to the University of Melbourne General Circulation Model, Version VIII.2 - Use and methods of output analysis. University of Melbourne, School of Earth Sciences Technical Report, 30pp.
  • Simmonds, I., Watkins, A. and Hope, P., 2000. Antarctic ice and cyclone connections on bi-weekly and synoptic time scales. In: WMO Research activities in atmospheric and oceanic modelling, Ed: H. Ritchie, 7.18.

    Media Release

  • Study seeks `human fingerprint' on WA's climate
  • Greenhouse 2005: Less winter rain in southern Australia
  • 2004 ANZ Climate Forum: What happened to south west WA's rain-bearing fronts?