Journal article

Deconstructing factors contributing to the 2018 fire weather in Queensland, Australia

SC Lewis, SAP Blake, B Trewin, MT Black, AJ Dowdy, SE Perkins-Kirkpatrick, AD King, JJ Sharples

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | AMER METEOROLOGICAL SOC | Published : 2020

Abstract

Factors including the circulation pattern and antecedent conditions contributed to 2018 northeast Australian fires. High background temperatures also played a role for which model evidence suggests an anthropogenic influence.

University of Melbourne Researchers

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council


Funding Acknowledgements

S. C. L (DE160100092), S.E.P.-K. (FT170100106), A.D.K (DE180100638), and J.J.S. (IN140100011, IN160100029) are funded through the Australian Research Council. A.J.D. is funded through the Australian Government's National Environmental Science Program.