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Meteorology and Agroforestry Meteorology and Agroforestry

The physical environment affects and interacts with agroforestry systems through tree and crop growth, animal performance, management operations and interactions between the tree/shrub and non-tree components (abbreviated to tree/crop interactions). Interactions take place mainly through the media of microclimate, soil moisture and soil. They may have beneficial or adverse effects, for tree and...

The meteorology of monsoons

Monsoon circulations are major features of the tropical atmosphere, which, primarily through the rainfall associated with them, are of profound importance to a large fraction of the world’s population. While there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes a monsoon, there are some criteria that are widely accepted (see, e.g., the discussions in Ramage (1971), Webster (1987), and...

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology Doppler weather radar in Australia

CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology advise that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, sci...

Physical Meteorology

On the subsynoptic - scale meteorology of two extreme fire weather days during the Eastern Australian fires of January 2003 Graham

During January and February 2003 vast areas of Australia’s Alpine areas were burnt during a series of massive bushfires (see Fig. 1 in Bureau of Meteorology (2003)). While not minimising any part of the period, two days stand out meteorologically. The first was 18 January 2003, when fires caused the deaths of four people, many other injuries, the loss of over 500 houses and other infrastructure...