Transforming Our Research Capacity in the Analysis of Climate Extremes

Grant number: LP100200690 | Funding period: 2011 - 2014

Completed

Abstract

Given their devastating impacts, there is now a critical urgency to understand what drives extreme climate events and make timely predictions of their future risk. The analysis of comprehensive extremes datasets, comprising global observations and output of multi-model simulations, will greatly improve our ability to answer fundamental questions about the nature and variability of extreme climatic events. This project also ensures the government's continued commitment to managing the risks associated with extreme events as an urgent national priority. It represents a landmark opportunity for Australian leadership of an international collaboration between some of the world's leading climate s..

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Extraordinary heat during the 1930s US Dust Bowl and associated large-scale conditions

MG Donat, AD King, JT Overpeck, LV Alexander, I Durre, DJ Karoly

2016-01-01

Unusually hot summer conditions occurred during the 1930s over the central United States and undoubtedly contributed to the severi..

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The timing of anthropogenic emergence in simulated climate extremes

AD King, MG Donat, EM Fischer, E Hawkins, LV Alexander, DJ Karoly, AJ Dittus, SC Lewis, SE Perkins

2015-09-10

Determining the time of emergence of climates altered from their natural state by anthropogenic influences can help inform the dev..

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A multiregion assessment of observed changes in the areal extent of temperature and precipitation extremes

AJ Dittus, DJ Karoly, SC Lewis, LV Alexander

2015-01-01

This study examines trends in the area affected by temperature and precipitation extremes across five large-scale regions using th..

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Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the Arab region: Long-term trends and variability related to ENSO and NAO

MG Donat, TC Peterson, M Brunet, AD King, M Almazroui, RK Kolli, D Boucherf, AY Al-Mulla, AY Nour, AA Aly, TAA Nada, MM Semawi, HA Al Dashti, TG Salhab, KI El Fadli, MK Muftah, S Dah Eida, W Badi, F Driouech, K El Rhaz

2014-03-15

A workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco, in March 2012, to enhance knowledge of climate extremes and their changes in the Arab ..

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Consistent trends in a modified climate extremes index in the United States, Europe, and Australia

AJE Gallant, DJ Karoly, KL Gleason

2014-02-01

The utility of a combined modified climate extremes index (mCEI) is presented for monitoring coherent trends in multiple types of ..

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An investigation of some unexpected frost day increases in Southern Australia

AJ Dittus, DJ Karoly, SC Lewis, LV Alexander

2014-01-01

Understanding changes in frost events is vital given their impacts on crops. This study examines monthly frost day trends in south..

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Extreme rainfall variability in Australia: Patterns, drivers, and predictability

AD King, NP Klingaman, LV Alexander, MG Donat, NC Jourdain, P Maher

2014-01-01

Leading patterns of observed monthly extreme rainfall variability in Australia are examined using an empirical orthogonal teleconn..

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The efficacy of using gridded data to examine extreme rainfall characteristics: A case study for Australia

AD King, LV Alexander, MG Donat

2013-08-01

A 0.05° × 0.05° gridded dataset of daily observed rainfall is compared with high-quality station data at 119 sites across Australi..

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