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Email

a.western@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0003-4982-146X

Prof Andrew Western

Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources
Department of Infrastructure Engineering

364 Scholarly works
79 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Structure and composition of a mixed-species eucalypt forest in south-eastern Australia
    DOI: 10.1071/bt26020
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Coherent interdecadal cycles in global rainfall, temperature, and cloud cover with alignment to Jovian orbital periods
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae598f
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Transferability of L-band SAR soil moisture retrieval parameters across surface conditions and view angles over wheat fields
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rsase.2026.102061
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Decarbonising the Basin’s Irrigation Regions
  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Crop Yield Prediction Using Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Water Availability and Demand: Better Forecasts, Better Management
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Key Factors Affecting Temporal Variability in Stream Water Quality
    DOI: 10.1029/2018WR023370
Andrew Western

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
University of Melbourne
2020
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (FAGU)
2020
UoM Service Recognition 25 Year Bronze Medal
2015
Biennial Medal Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    Coherent interdecadal cycles in global rainfall, temperature, and cloud cover
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-6007
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Climate change paradox: worsening droughts amidst increasing average precipitation across South Korea
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134658
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Tracing Flow Pathways of Nutrients in Dairy Farms—An End Member Mixing Analysis Approach
    DOI: 10.1002/hyp.70596
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Fresher Streams After a Prolonged Drought in Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1029/2025WR041614
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Assessing the Transferability of L-Band SAR Soil Moisture Retrieval Parameters between Agricultural Crop Types
    DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2026.3708487
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Investigating relationships between nitrogen inputs and in-stream nitrogen concentrations and exports across catchments in Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.5194/bg-22-7647-2025
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Surplus nutrient exports differ between irrigated and high-rainfall agricultural catchments: a tale of two catchments in South East Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133959

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Understanding and Reducing Evaporation Losses in the Northern MDB

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