Storm activity in the Arctic and implications for rapid climate change in polar regions [ 2009-01-01 - 2011-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Karoly, David (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Ian Simmonds (Chief Investigator) ,  Professor David John Karoly (Chief Investigator)

Brief description Storm activity in the Arctic and implications for rapid climate change in polar regions. Australia's weather and climate is influenced in a myriad of ways by Antarctica and its environs. The complex manners in which weather systems interact with polar processes are fundamental in understanding these links. The dramatic changes which the Arctic has undergone in recent years present a very valuable environmental framework for understanding how the complex polar weather - climate connections change during a period of rapid change. This is of great national and community benefit in that it will lead to a fuller understanding of the polar regions, and present a broader context in which precipitation and other changes over southern Australia can be understood.

Funding Amount $360,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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