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A seasonal water availability prediction service: Opportunities and challenges

N Plummer, N Tuteja, QJ Wang, E Wang, D Robertson, S Zhou, A Schepen, O Alves, B Timbal, K Puri

18th World Imacs Congress and Modsim09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences Proceedings | MODELLING & SIMULATION SOC AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND INC | Published : 2009

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to outline a proposed seasonal water availability prediction service and, in particular, to describe the modelling components behind the service and their future development. In terms of its climate, Australia has experienced a remarkable decade. The continent has had its warmest period since records began and southern areas have been extremely dry. A seasonal water availability prediction service has been needed in Australia for many years and the Australian Government's recent investment in water information will help address this need. A seasonal climate prediction service has been operating in the Bureau of Meteorology since 1989 but its primary focus has bee..

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