Description |
xi, 318 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm |
Contents |
Part 1. Introduction -- Managing climate variability in the national interest, needs and objectives / R.K. Munro and M.J. Lembit -- On (holistic) modelling / R.H. Bradbury -- Part 2. Climate processes and predictions -- Global climatic models, long-term predictions, annual to decadal / B.G. Hunt -- Seasonal climate predictions / N. Nicholls, W. Drosdowsky, C.S. Frederiksen, R. Kleema and N.R. Smith -- Oceanic influences on variability of climate in Australia / G. Meyers, A. Schiller, J.S. Godfrey and P. McIntosh -- Prediction of enhanced global warming / H.B. Gordon -- Evaluation and validation of simulated and observed climate data / J.S. Greene and M.L. Morrissey -- Part 3. Weather and land surface processes: predictions and applications -- Weather forecasting models / L.M. Leslie -- Rainfall prediction and verification with high resolution numerical weather prediction models / K. Puri, E.E. Ebert, G.A. Mills and N.E. Davidson -- Soil moisture modelling and prediction over the Australian continent using the ALSIS land surface schema / W.F. Lyons, Y.Shao, R.K. Munro, L.M. Hood and L.M. Leslie -- The impacts of vegetation cover on the soil water budget: a model simulation / P. Irannejad, Y. Shao and P.A. Findlater -- Wind erosion assessment and prediction using dynamic models and field experiments / Y. Shao and J.F. Leys -- Part 4. Climate variability and its implications -- Water and carbon dynamics of the Australian biosphere / M.R. Raupach, K. Finkele, P.R. Briggs, H.A. Cleugh, P.A. Coppin, R. Leuning and R.D. Graetz -- Climate regularity requirements for different land use options: more questions than answers? / H. Diestel -- Trends in Australian climate extremes indices during the twentieth century / N. Plummer, K.J. Hennessy, B.M. Lavery, N. Nicholls, C.M. Page, R. Suppiah and B.C. Trewin -- Vairations in annual cyclonicity across the Australian region for the 29-year period 1965-1993 and relationships with annual Australian rainfall / R.M. Keighton, K. Keay and I. Simmonds -- Seasonal forecasting of rainfall and streamflow in Australia - F.H.S. Chiew and T.A. McMahon -- Integration frameworks in agricultural and resource planning and management / K.W.J. Malafant and D.P. Fordham -- Managing the impact of climate variability on temperate agricultural systems in southern Australia / J.R. Donnelly |
Summary |
The conference was sponsored by Bureau of Resource Sciences, Australian Academy of Science, University of New South Wales, Bureau of Meteorology, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, National Farmers' Federation, Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation. It highlighted the close relationship between existing science programs and government needs and priorities in managing the effects of climate variability on agriculture and natural resources. The themes were the needs and objectives of government to which research can contribute; the role of modelling in the research of complex systems; climate processes, predictions and applications; weather and land surface processes, predictions and applications; and climatic variability and its implications |
Notes |
"Sponsors: Bureau of Resource Sciences ..." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Commonwealth of Australia 1997 |
Subject |
Crops and climate.
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Climatic changes -- Congresses.
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Climatic changes -- Forecasting.
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Long-range weather forecasting -- Congresses.
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Long-range weather forecasting.
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Meteorology -- Mathematical models -- Congresses.
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Meteorology -- Mathematical models.
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Numerical weather forecasting -- Congresses.
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Numerical weather forecasting.
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SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Climate.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007747
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Author |
Leslie, L. M. (Lance Maxwell), editor
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Munro, Robert Keith, editor
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Australian Academy of Science.
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LC no. |
ret00143262 |
ISBN |
0642283311 |
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