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Present-day greenhouse gases could cause more frequent and longer Dust Bowl heatwaves
Cowan, Tim, Indorf, Sabine, Hegerl, Gabriele C., Harrington, Luke J. and Otto, Friederike E. L.. 2020. "Present-day greenhouse gases could cause more frequent and longer Dust Bowl heatwaves." Nature Climate Change. 10 (6), pp. 505-510. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0771-7

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Ocean and land forcing of the record-breaking Dust Bowl heatwaves across central United States
Cowan, Tim, Hegerl, Gabriele C., Schurer, Andrew, Tett, Simon F. B., Vautard, Robert, Yiou, Pascal, Jezequel, Aglae, Otto, Friederike E. L., Harrington, Luke J. and Ng, Benjamin. 2020. "Ocean and land forcing of the record-breaking Dust Bowl heatwaves across central United States." Nature Communications. 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16676-w

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Insights from CMIP6 for Australia's future climate
Grose, M. R., Narsey, S., Delage, F. P., Dowdy, A. J., Bador, M., Boschat, G., Chung, C., Kajtar, J. B., Rauniyar, S., Freund, M. B., Lyu, K., Rashid, H., Zhang, X., Wales, S., Trenham, C., Holbrook, N. J., Cowan, T., Alexander, L., Arblaster, J. M. and Power, S.. 2020. "Insights from CMIP6 for Australia's future climate." Earth's Future. 8 (5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001469

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Mathematical modelling of non-local spore dispersion of wind-borne pathogens causing fungal diseases
El Jarroudi, Mustapha, Karjoun, Hasan, Kouadio, Louis and El Jarroudi, Moussa. 2020. "Mathematical modelling of non-local spore dispersion of wind-borne pathogens causing fungal diseases." Applied Mathematics and Computation. 376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2020.125107

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Weather-based predictive modeling of wheat stripe rust infection in Morocco
El Jarroudi, Moussa, Lahlali, Rachid, Kouadio, Louis, Denis, Antoine, Belleflamme, Alexandre, El Jarroudi, Mustapha, Boulif, Mohammed, Mahyou, Hamid and Tychon, Bernard. 2020. "Weather-based predictive modeling of wheat stripe rust infection in Morocco." Agronomy. 10 (2). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10020280

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Not so robust: robusta coffee production is highly sensitive to temperature
Kath, Jarrod, Byrareddy, Vivekananda M., Craparo, Alessandro, Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cao, Loc and Bossolasco, Laurent. 2020. "Not so robust: robusta coffee production is highly sensitive to temperature." Global Change Biology. 26 (6), pp. 3677-3688. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15097

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Defining flood risk management strategies: a systems approach
Mai, Thanh, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Reardon-Smith, Kate, Webb, Paul, Stone, Roger, Kath, Jarrod and An-Vo, Duc-Anh. 2020. "Defining flood risk management strategies: a systems approach." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101550

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Native pastures and beef cattle show a spatially variable response to a changing climate in Queensland, Australia
Cobon, David H., Stone, Grant, Carter, John, McKeon, Greg, Zhang, Baisen and Heidemann, Hanna. 2020. "Native pastures and beef cattle show a spatially variable response to a changing climate in Queensland, Australia." European Journal of Agronomy. 114 (126002), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126002

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Creating positive synergies between risk management and transfer to accelerate food system climate resilience
Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Kath, Jarrod, Stone, Roger, Henry, Ross, Laderach, Peter, Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Cobon, David, Marcussen, Torben, Cliffe, Neil, Kristiansen, Paul and Pischke, Frederik. 2020. "Creating positive synergies between risk management and transfer to accelerate food system climate resilience." Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change. 161 (3), pp. 465-478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02679-5

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Mechanisms of multiyear variations of Northern Australia wet-season rainfall
Sur, Sharmila and Hendon, Harry H.. 2020. "Mechanisms of multiyear variations of Northern Australia wet-season rainfall." Scientific Reports. 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61482-5

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Using the evaporative stress index to monitor flash drought in Australia
Nguyen, Hanh, Wheeler, Matthew C., Otkin, Jason A., Cowan, Tim, Frost, Andrew and Stone, Roger. 2019. "Using the evaporative stress index to monitor flash drought in Australia." Environmental Research Letters. 14 (6), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab2103

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Changes in the future summer Mediterranean climate: contribution of teleconnections and local factors
Barcikowska, Monika J., Kapnick, Sarah B., Krishnamurty, Lakshmi, Russo, Simone, Cherchi, Annalisa and Folland, Chris K.. 2020. "Changes in the future summer Mediterranean climate: contribution of teleconnections and local factors." Earth System Dynamics. 11 (1), pp. 161-181. https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-161-2020

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Integrating El Nino-Southern Oscillation information and spatial diversification to minimize risk and maximize profit for Australian grazing enterprises
Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Kath, Jarrod, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cobon, David, Stone, Gordon and Stone, Roger. 2020. "Integrating El Nino-Southern Oscillation information and spatial diversification to minimize risk and maximize profit for Australian grazing enterprises." Agronomy for Sustainable Development: sciences des productions vegetales et de l'environnement. 40, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-020-0605-z

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Impact of large-scale dynamic versus thermodynamic climate conditions on contrasting tropical cyclone genesis frequency
Sur, Sharmila and Walsh, K. J. E.. 2017. "Impact of large-scale dynamic versus thermodynamic climate conditions on contrasting tropical cyclone genesis frequency." Journal of Climate. 30 (22), pp. 8865-8883. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0900.1

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Real world and tropical cyclone world. Part II: sensitivity of tropical cyclone formation to uniform and meridionally varying sea surface temperatures under aquaplanet conditions
Walsh, K. J. E., Sur, Sharmila, Thatcher, M., Wales, S., Utembe, S. and Vaughan, A.. 2020. "Real world and tropical cyclone world. Part II: sensitivity of tropical cyclone formation to uniform and meridionally varying sea surface temperatures under aquaplanet conditions." Journal of Climate. 33 (4), pp. 1473-1486. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0079.1

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Real world and tropical cyclone world. Part I: high-resolution climate model verification
Sur, Sharmila, Walsh, K. J. E., Thatcher, M., Wales, S. and Utembe, S.. 2020. "Real world and tropical cyclone world. Part I: high-resolution climate model verification." Journal of Climate. 33 (4), pp. 1455-1472. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0078.1

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Agroclimatology in grasslands
Cobon, David H., Baethgen, Walter E., Landman, Willem, Williams, Allyson, Archer van Garderen, Emma, Johnson, Peter, Malherbe, Johan, Maluleke, Phumzile, Kgakatsi, Ikalafeng Ben and Davis, Peter. 2019. "Agroclimatology in grasslands." Hatfield, Jerry L., Sivakumar, Mannava V. K. and Prueger, John H. (ed.) Agroclimatology: linking agriculture to climate. United States. American Society of Agronomy.

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CMIP5 climate models overestimate cooling by volcanic aerosols
Chylek, Petr, Folland, Chris, Klett, James D. and Dubey, Manvendra K.. 2020. "CMIP5 climate models overestimate cooling by volcanic aerosols." Geophysical Research Letters. 47. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087047

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The impact of climate change and variability on coffee production: a systematic review
Pham, Yen, Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Mushtaq, Shahbaz and Cockfield, Geoff. 2019. "The impact of climate change and variability on coffee production: a systematic review." Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change. 156 (4), pp. 609-630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02538-y

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Energy sector development: system dynamics analysis
Laimon, Mohamd, Mai, Thanh, Goh, Steven and Yusaf, Talal. 2019. "Energy sector development: system dynamics analysis." Applied Sciences. 10 (1), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10010134

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Causes of climate change over the historical record
Hegerl, Gabriele C., Bronnimann, Stefan, Cowan, Tim, Friedman, Andrew R., Hawkins, Ed, Iles, Carley, Muller, Wolfgang, Schurer, Andrew and Undorf, Sabine. 2019. "Causes of climate change over the historical record." Environmental Research Letters. 14 (12), pp. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab4557

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Review of tropical cyclones in the Australian region: climatology, variability, predictability, and trends
Chand, Savin S., Dowdy, Andrew J., Ramsay, Hamish A., Walsh, Kevin J. E., Tory, Kevin J., Power, Scott B., Bell, Samuel S., Lavender, Sally L., Ye, Hua and Kuleshov, Yuri. 2019. "Review of tropical cyclones in the Australian region: climatology, variability, predictability, and trends." WIREs Climate Change. 10 (5), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.602

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Towards an economic decision support system for amelioration of soil constraints in the Northern Grains Region
Ghahramani, Afshin, An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Rochecouste, John, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Roberton, Stirling, Bennett, John McLean and Cockfield, Geoff. 2018. Towards an economic decision support system for amelioration of soil constraints in the Northern Grains Region. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

Contrasting drivers of soil and root microbial assembly in wetland systems
Halbrook, Susannah, Schroeder, Carolyn, Birnbaum, Christin, Brady, Monica, Bumby, Caitlin, Kulick, Danielle, Candaele, Helena, Lee, Sean F.H, Smith, McKenzie, Waryszak, Pawel, Wilber, William and Farrer, Emily. 2020. "Contrasting drivers of soil and root microbial assembly in wetland systems." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020

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Above and belowground impacts of an invasive species vary across the landscape
Farrer, Emily, Birnbaum, Christina, Waryszak, Pawel, Halbrook, Susanna, Brady, Monic, Bumby, Caitlin, Candaele, Helena, Kulick, Danielle, Lee, Sean F.H., Schroeder, C.S., Smith, Carolyn, Smith, McKenzie and Wilber, William. 2020. "Above and belowground impacts of an invasive species vary across the landscape." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020

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Taxon-specific analysis reveals the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on bacterial communities in Louisiana wetland soils
Smith, McKenzie, Birnbaum, Christina, Waryszak, Pawel, Halbrook, Susannah, Brady, Monica, Bumby, Caitlin, Kulick, Danielle, Lee, Sean F.H., Schroeder, Carolyn, Wilber, William and Farrer, Emily. 2020. "Taxon-specific analysis reveals the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on bacterial communities in Louisiana wetland soils." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020 United States.

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Estimating in-season actual evapotranspiration over a large-scale irrigation scheme in resource-limited conditions
Sawadogo, Estimating in-season actual evapotranspiration over a large-scale irrigation scheme in resource-limited conditions, Gundogdu, Kemal, Traore, Farid, Kouadio, Louis and Hessels, Tim. 2020. "Estimating in-season actual evapotranspiration over a large-scale irrigation scheme in resource-limited conditions." Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 73 (10), pp. 1473-1480. https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2020.10.18

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Modern artificial intelligence model development for undergraduate student performance prediction: an investigation on engineering mathematics courses
Deo, Ravinesh C., Yaseen, Zaher Mundher, Al-Ansari, Nadhir, Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Langlands, Trevor and Galligan, Linda. 2020. "Modern artificial intelligence model development for undergraduate student performance prediction: an investigation on engineering mathematics courses." IEEE Access. 8, pp. 136697-136724. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3010938

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Smaller businesses and e-innovation: a winning combination in Australia
Alam, Khorshed, Adeyinka, Adewuyi Ayodele and Wiesner, Retha. 2020. "Smaller businesses and e-innovation: a winning combination in Australia." Journal of Business Strategy. 41 (2), pp. 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBS-11-2018-0186

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Spatial variability in regional scale drought index insurance viability across Australia’s wheat growing regions
Kath, Jarrod, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Henry, Ross, Adeyinka, Adewuyi Ayodele, Stone, Roger, Marcussen, Torben and Kouadio, Louis. 2019. "Spatial variability in regional scale drought index insurance viability across Australia’s wheat growing regions." Climate Risk Management. 24, pp. 13-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2019.04.002

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ETIN-MIP Extratropical-Tropical Interaction Model Intercomparison Project – protocol and initial results
Kang, Sarah M., Hawcroft, Matt, Xiang, Baoqiang, Hwang, Yen-Ting, Cazes, Gabriel, Codron, Francis, Crueger, Traute, Deser, Clara, Hodnebrog, Oivind, Kim, Hanjun, Kim, Jiyeong, Kosaka, Yu, Losada, Teresa, Mechoso, Carlos R., Myhre, Gunnar, Seland, Oyvind, Stevens, Bjorn, Watanabe, Masahiro and Yu, Sungduk. 2019. "ETIN-MIP Extratropical-Tropical Interaction Model Intercomparison Project – protocol and initial results." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 100 (12), pp. 2589-2606. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0301.1

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Forecasting the extreme rainfall, low temperatures, and strong winds associated with the northern Queensland floods of February 2019
Cowan, T., Wheeler, M. C., Alves, O., Narsey, S., de Burgh-Day, C., Griffiths, M., Jarvis, C., Cobon, D. H. and Hawcroft, M. K.. 2019. "Forecasting the extreme rainfall, low temperatures, and strong winds associated with the northern Queensland floods of February 2019." Weather and Climate Extremes. 26, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2019.100232

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Hazards, food insecurity and human displacement in rural riverine Bangladesh: implications for policy
Alam, G. M. Monirul, Alam, Khorshed, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Sarker, Md Nazirul Islam and Hossain, Moazzem. 2020. "Hazards, food insecurity and human displacement in rural riverine Bangladesh: implications for policy." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 43, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101364

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Valuing seasonal climate forecasts in the northern Australia beef industry
Cobon, D. H., Darbyshire, R., Crean, J., Kodur, S., Simpson, M. and Jarvis, C.. 2020. "Valuing seasonal climate forecasts in the northern Australia beef industry." Weather, Climate and Society. 12 (1), pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-19-0018.1

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Are changes in atmospheric circulation important for black carbon aerosol impacts on clouds, precipitation, and radiation?
Johnson, B. T., Haywood, J. M. and Hawcroft, M. K.. 2019. "Are changes in atmospheric circulation important for black carbon aerosol impacts on clouds, precipitation, and radiation?" Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 124 (14), pp. 7930-7950. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030568

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Disentangling the causes of the 1816 European year without a summer
Schurer, Andrew P., Hegerl, Gabriele C., Luterbacher, Jurg, Bronnimann, Stefan, Cowan, Tim, Tett, Simon F. B., Zanchettin, Davide and Timmreck, Claudia. 2019. "Disentangling the causes of the 1816 European year without a summer." Environmental Research Letters. 14 (094019), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab3a10

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Probabilistic seasonal rainfall forecasts using semiparametric d-vine copula-based quantile regression
Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Deo, Ravinesh C., Mushtaq, Shahbaz and Khan, Shahjahan. 2020. "Probabilistic seasonal rainfall forecasts using semiparametric d-vine copula-based quantile regression." Samui, Pijush, Bui, Dieu Tien, Chakraborty, Subrata and Deo, Ravinesh C. (ed.) Handbook of probabilistic models. Oxford, United Kingdom. Elsevier. pp. 203-227

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Impacts of hemispheric solar geoengineering on tropical cyclone frequency
Jones, Anthony C., Haywood, James M., Dunstone, Nick, Emanuel, Kerry, Hawcroft, Matthew K., Hodges, Kevin I. and Jones, Andy. 2017. "Impacts of hemispheric solar geoengineering on tropical cyclone frequency." Nature Communications. 8 (1), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01606-0

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Southern Ocean albedo, inter-hemispheric energy transports and the double ITCZ: global impacts of biases in a coupled model
Hawcroft, M., Haywood, J. M., Collins, M., Jones, A., Jones, A. C. and Stephens, G.. 2017. "Southern Ocean albedo, inter-hemispheric energy transports and the double ITCZ: global impacts of biases in a coupled model." Climate Dynamics. 48 (7-8), pp. 2279-2295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-016-3205-5

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Key risks for Australian macadamia growers and potential insurance options to manage financial losses
Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Kath, Jarrod, Marcussen, Torbin, Roberts, Julian, Wilkinson, Claire, Mehmet, Russell, Pilling, Debbie and Henry, Ross. 2019. Key risks for Australian macadamia growers and potential insurance options to manage financial losses. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report