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SST phases and Australian rainfall

Trends in rainfall indices for six Australian regions: 1910-2005

Understanding rainfall variability, shifts and trends is of primary importance when considering the potential for biophysical, social and economic impacts. An increase in mean rainfall could enhance agricultural production and water supply. However, if this increase is associated with more extreme rainfall events, it can enhance flood frequency and intensity. Conversely, decreases in mean rainf...

An assessment of recent trends in Australian rainfall

Studies over the last decade into Australian rainfall have often noted the presence of long-term and shortterm trends but have rarely identified any statistically significant trends, mainly because the data are characterised by high interannual variability. The only exception is the southwest region of Western Australia (SWWA) where a relatively sudden decrease in winter season (and annual) rai...

Classifying rainfall districts: a south Western Australian study

The largest State in Australia, Western Australia, covers an area of approximately 2.5 million square kilometres, extending from latitude 14oS to 35oS and from longitude 113oE to 129oE. The climate of Western Australia is influenced by its large size and latitudinal position. In the north of the State the climate is tropical and dominated by the Australian Monsoon, the south predominantly Medit...

investigating the influence of remote climate drivers as the predictors in forecasting south australian spring rainfall

australian rainfall is related with numerous key climate predictors namely el-nino southern oscillation (enso), indian ocean dipole (iod) and southern annular mode (sam). some studies have tried to discover the effects of these climate predictors on rainfall variability of different parts of australia, particularly western australia, queensland and victoria. nonetheless, clear association betwe...