Climate, vegetation and fire in the Australian Palaeomonsoon: An investigation using palaeodata, contemporary observations and model experiments
Interactions between climate, the ocean and land, and the Australian monsoon are complex, as they result from feedbacks that operate on a variety of spatial and temporal scales. We use a synthesis of paleoenvironmental and contemporary data and climate system modeling to understand these interactions over the late Quaternary period. The synthesis will aid in the generation of hypotheses to explain key transition periods in the region's past history, and will be used to reach an improved understanding of climate variability and forcing mechanisms in the region, leading to an enhancement of climate modeling tools used to predict global change.
Links
AGO climate and fire report (to come)
UOW
- Reconstructing Past Climates For Future Prediction
Participants
- Monash University
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- University of Colorado at Boulder