Mechanisms driving changes in climate extremes in Australia
Changes in the frequency and/or severity of extreme climate events have the potential to have profound societal and ecological impacts and observations suggest that these changes are already occurring. The primary objective of this work is to identify and analyse the mechanisms which are driving changes in climate extremes in Australia in order to be better prepared for future changes which may occur. Multiple research tools, methods and data are being employed including station observations, re-analyses data, satellite data and model output to help answer fundamental questions about how climate extremes have changed in Australia during the observational record, whether interactions between and changes in large-scale mechanisms are driving observed trends and if changes are related to anthropogenic factors.
Participants
- Monash University