Australian Heatwave Workshop 2014
May 5-6, 2014
UNSW Climate Change Research Centre
PRESENTATIONS
Monday, May 5
- Observational changes in heatwaves - Sarah Perkins
- Overview of records of last two summers - Blair Trewin
- Developing heatwave indices for sector applications - Lisa Alexander
Morning Tea
- Heat: What we must know to stay healthy - Liz Hanna
- Heat impacts on agriculture - Dale Grey
- Heat impacts on flying foxes - windows into the future of Australia's wildlife - Justin Welbergen (Currently not available)
- Weather@Home: Initial results - Mitchell Black (Currently not available)
Lunch
- Discussion: Breakout groups
Afternoon tea
- Heatwaves in realtime: How forecasting can help impacts/sectors better prepare - John Nairn
- Intraseasonal forecasting: Providing guidance beyond a weather forecast - Andrew Marshall
- Future projections from the CMIP5 models: Can we prepare for the very long-term future? - Tim Cowan
- Local and large-scale connections in the lead up to Heat Wave events - Ghyslaine Boschat
Open discussion
Close
Tuesday, May 6
- Heatwave dynamics - Tess Parker (Currently not available)
- Methods of attributing extreme events: a review and future plans - Julie Arblaster
- Case study: Were humans to blame (2013 heat event)? - Sophie Lewis
- The Role of the land surface - Jatin Kala
Morning tea
- Marine heatwaves - Eric Oliver
- Heatwave impacts on Marine ecosystems - Thomas Wernberg (Currently not available)
- Urban changes in heatwaves - Daniel Argueso
- Three recent Australian heat waves: dynamical cause of the warming - John McBride
Lunch
- Discussion: Breakout groups
- Communicating heatwaves: How do we do it? - Alvin Stone
Close