Large-scale climate variability and change
The large-scale climate variability and change group deals with all aspects of climate or weather variability that is longer than a week and involves regional scales larger than 1000km. We address questions such as: How does a tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean lead to heat waves in Melbourne or how does changes in the ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic affect our rainfall patterns in Australia or what is causing a decade of drought. This also involves understanding and simulating the global climate response to anthropogenic climate change, and understanding the drivers of the recent hiatus in global surface warming. We deal with a wide range of methods from theoretical considerations, to data analysis of observations and simulations to modelling of the climate over the full range of complexities and scales.
Research Team
| Dietmar DommengetLarge-scale Climate Dynamics, Climate Modelling, El Nino, Modes of Variability, Climate Change. dietmar.dommenget@monash.edu |
| Michael ReederDynamics of the Hadley and Walker circulations, monsoon variability, tropical rainfall michael.reeder@monash.edu |
| Ailie GallantAustralian and Southern Hemisphere climate variability, variability in atmospheric teleconnections, Australian extremes and climate change. ailie.gallant@monash.edu |
| Julie ArblasterLarge scale climate dynamics, El Nino, Southern Annular Mode, Antarctic sea ice, decadal variability. julie.arblaster@monash.edu |
| Professor Neville NichollsEl Niño-Southern Oscillation neville.nicholls@monash.edu |
| Shayne McGregorEl Nino dynamics and predictability, Pacific decadal variability, Interbasin connectivity, the recent hiatus in global warming, the impact of explosive volcanism. shayne.mcgregor@monash.edu |
| Dr Martin SinghInfluence of warming on large-scale atmospheric dynamics, tropical climate change. martin.singh@monash.edu |
