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Understanding Orographic Precipitation across the Australian Snowy Mountains

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posted on 2019-04-03, 23:28 authored by FAHIMEH SARMADI
The Snowy Mountains are the tallest mountains in the Australian Alps and feed some of the major river systems of the Murray-Darling Basin. This study looked at the climatology and predictability of wintertime precipitation in this region. Motivated by the recent drought in southeastern Australia, this study employed a clustering analysis to categorize the climatology of daily precipitation with the aim of improving the precipitation forecasts of the ACCESS-R model. To reach a deeper understanding of the dynamical and physical processes that characterize the precipitation characteristics in this region, numerical simulations of the meteorology for a case study was performed.

History

Campus location

Australia

Principal supervisor

Steven Thomas Siems

Year of Award

2018

Department, School or Centre

Earth, Atmosphere and Environment

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Science