Posted by Liz Adams on Sep 1, 2015 in Abstracts, Abstracts 2014
Changes to the drivers of fire weather with a warming climate – a case study of southeast Tasmania Abstract Dynamically downscaled climate model simulations are used to examine the impact of a warming climate on the incidence of a synoptic typing comprising a deep cold front and strong prefrontal winds associated with many of the worst fires in Tasmania and the southeast Australian region. There is a projected increase in the frequency of this system through the...
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Posted by Liz Adams on Sep 1, 2015 in Abstracts, Abstracts 2014
Environmental reporting and accounting in Australia: Progress, prospects and research priorities Abstract Despite strong demand for information to support the sustainable use of Australia’s natural resources and conserve environmental values and despite considerable effort and investment, nation-wide environmental data collection and analysis remains a substantially unmet challenge. We review progress in producing national environmental reports and accounts, identify...
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Posted by Liz Adams on Sep 1, 2015 in Abstracts, Abstracts 2014
Can we constrain CMIP5 rainfall projections in the tropical Pacific based on their sea surface warming patterns? Abstract Climate warming has large implications for rainfall patterns, and identifying the most plausible pattern of rainfall change over the next century among various model projections would be valuable for future planning. The spatial pattern of projected sea surface temperature change has a key influence on rainfall changes in the tropical Pacific. Here we...
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Posted by Liz Adams on Sep 1, 2015 in Abstracts, Abstracts 2014
Climate Projections for Ecologists Abstract Climate projections are essential for understanding ecological responses to climate change, and their use is now common in ecology. However, the lack of integration between ecology and climate science has restricted understanding of the available climate data and their appropriate use. We provide an overview of climate model outputs and issues that need to be considered when applying projections of future climate in ecological...
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Posted by Liz Adams on Sep 1, 2015 in Abstracts, Abstracts 2014
Determining trends and environmental drivers from long-term marine mammal and seabird data: examples from Southern Australia Abstract Climate change is acknowledged as an emerging threat for top-order marine predators, yet obtaining evidence of impacts is often difficult. In south-eastern Australia, a marine global warming hotspot, evidence suggests that climate change will profoundly affect pinnipeds and seabirds. Long-term data series, originally collected for other...
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Posted by Liz Adams on Sep 1, 2015 in Abstracts, Abstracts 2014
Seasonal climate summary southern hemisphere (spring 2012): Warmer and drier across much of Australia, along with a new southern hemisphere sea ice extent record Abstract Atmospheric, oceanic and sea ice conditions in the southern hemisphere are reviewed for the austral spring of 2012, with emphasis given to the Pacific Basin climate indicators and Australian rainfall and temperature patterns. The Pacific basin saw a return to neutral ENSO conditions, with slightly warmer...
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