Australian Research Council's (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science

Roughly 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with ocean. From the window of a plane the ocean looks tranquil and calm, as if nothing seems to go on there. But the ocean is far from a stagnant body of water. Instead, it is constantly in motion, at speeds from …

Professor Will Steffen Chief Investigator Executive Director Climate Change Institute Email: Telephone: Researcher ID: C-7651-2011 BSc (1970) University of Missouri, USA MSc (1972) University of Florida, USA PhD (1975) University of Florida, USA Biography Professor Will Steffen completed his Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri.  He was …

3 December 2011: The impact of the land surface on climate will be simulated better then ever before in the CSIRO Mk3L climate system model following the addition of a sophisticated land surface scheme. Centre of Excellence researchers helped incorporate the new Community Atmosphere Biosphere Land Exchange (CABLE) model into CSIRO Mk3L. The CABLE model …

02 September 2011: If our knowledge of the past is the key to our understanding the future, then Dr Steven Phipps and the researchers at the International Union for Quaternary Research recent conference may have a clearer insight than most. The conference, held every four years, was hosted this year in the picturesque medieval town of Bern, Switzerland. …