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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

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

Edited book (chapter)

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

Soil organic carbon in semiarid alpine regions: the spatial distribution, stock estimation, and environmental controls
Zhu, Meng, Feng, Qi, Zhang, Mengxu, Liu, Wei, Deo, Ravinesh C., Zhang, Chengqi and Yang, Linshan. 2019. "Soil organic carbon in semiarid alpine regions: the spatial distribution, stock estimation, and environmental controls." Journal of Soils and Sediments: protection, risk assessment and remediation. 19 (10), pp. 3427-3441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02295-6

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Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study
An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cobon, David, Kodur, Shreevatsa and Stone, Roger. 2019. "Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study." The Rangeland Journal. 41 (3), pp. 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ18004

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Building and Delivering Real-World, Integrated Sustainability Solutions: Insights, Methods and Case-Study Applications
Newlands, Nathaniel K., Porcelli, Tracy A., Potgieter, Andries B., Kouadio, Louis, Huete, Alfredo and Guo, Wei. 2019. "Building and Delivering Real-World, Integrated Sustainability Solutions: Insights, Methods and Case-Study Applications." Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00071

Editorial

Circulation analogues and uncertainty in the time‑evolution of extreme event probabilities: evidence from the 1947 Central European heatwave
Harrington, Luke J., Otto, Friederike E. L., Cowan, Tim and Hegerl, Gabriele C.. 2019. "Circulation analogues and uncertainty in the time‑evolution of extreme event probabilities: evidence from the 1947 Central European heatwave." Climate Dynamics. 53 (3-4), pp. 2229-2247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04820-2

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Using satellite and reanalysis data to evaluate the representation of latent heating in extratropical cyclones in a climate model
Hawcroft, Matt, Dacre, Helen, Forbes, Richard, Hodges, Kevin, Shaffrey, Len and Stein, Thorwald. 2017. "Using satellite and reanalysis data to evaluate the representation of latent heating in extratropical cyclones in a climate model." Climate Dynamics. 48 (7), pp. 2255-2278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-016-3204-6

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Sustainable production of Robusta coffee under a changing climate: a 10-year monitoring of fertilizer management in coffee farms in Vietnam and Indonesia
Byrareddy, Vivekananda, Kouadio, Louis, Mushtaq, Shahbaz and Stone, Roger. 2019. "Sustainable production of Robusta coffee under a changing climate: a 10-year monitoring of fertilizer management in coffee farms in Vietnam and Indonesia." Agronomy. 9, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090499

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Evaluating the shifts in rainfall and pasture-growth variabilities across the pastoral zone of Australia during 1910–2010
Cobon, David, Kouadio, Louis, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Jarvis, Chelsea, Carter, John, Stone, Grant and Davis, Peter. 2019. "Evaluating the shifts in rainfall and pasture-growth variabilities across the pastoral zone of Australia during 1910–2010." Crop and Pasture Science. 70 (7), pp. 634-647. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP18482

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Copula-based statistical modelling of synoptic-scale climate indices for quantifying and managing agricultural risks in australia
Nguyen-Huy, Thong. 2018. Copula-based statistical modelling of synoptic-scale climate indices for quantifying and managing agricultural risks in australia. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/xa1p-8373

PhD Thesis

The curious nature of the hemispheric symmetry of the Earth’s water and energy balances
Stephens, Graeme L., Hakuba, Maria Z., Hawcroft, Matt, Haywood, Jim M., Behrangi, Ali, Kay, Jennifer E. and Webster, Peter J.. 2016. "The curious nature of the hemispheric symmetry of the Earth’s water and energy balances." Current Climate Change Reports. 2 (4), pp. 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-016-0043-9

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The impact of equilibrating hemispheric albedos on tropical performance in the HadGEM2-ES coupled climate model
Haywood, Jim M., Jones, Andy, Dunstone, Nick, Milton, Sean, Vellinga, Michael, Bodas-Salcedo, Alejandro, Hawcroft, Matt, Kravitz, Ben, Cole, Jason, Watanabe, Shingo and Stephens, Graeme. 2016. "The impact of equilibrating hemispheric albedos on tropical performance in the HadGEM2-ES coupled climate model." Geophysical Research Letters. 43 (1), pp. 395-403. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066903

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Extratropical cyclones and the projected decline of winter Mediterranean precipitation in the CMIP5 models
Zappa, Gieuseppe, Hawcroft, Matthew K., Shaffrey, Len, Black, Emily and Brayshaw, David J.. 2015. "Extratropical cyclones and the projected decline of winter Mediterranean precipitation in the CMIP5 models." Climate Dynamics. 45 (7), pp. 1727-1738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-014-2426-8

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Can climate models represent the precipitation associated with extratropical cyclones?
Hawcroft, Matthew K., Shaffrey, Len C., Hodges, Kevin I. and Dacre, Helen F.. 2016. "Can climate models represent the precipitation associated with extratropical cyclones?" Climate Dynamics. 47 (3), pp. 679-695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-015-2863-z

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Using Multi-Temporal Landsat Images and Support Vector Machine to Assess the Changes in Agricultural Irrigated Areas in the Mogtedo Region, Burkina Faso
Traore, Farid, Bonkoungou, Joachim, Compaore, Jerome, Kouadio, Louis, Wellens, Joost, Hallot, Eric and Tychon, Bernard. 2019. "Using Multi-Temporal Landsat Images and Support Vector Machine to Assess the Changes in Agricultural Irrigated Areas in the Mogtedo Region, Burkina Faso." Remote Sensing. 11 (12), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11121442

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Preliminary assessment of the impact of climate change on design rainfall IFD curves
Bates, Bryson C., Argueso, Daniel, Evans, Jason, Green, Janice, Griesser, Aurel, Jakob, Dorte, Seed, Alan, Lau, Rex, Lehmann, Eric, Phatak, Aloke, Abbs, Deborah, Lavender, Sally, Nguyen, Kim, Rafter, Tony, Thatcher, Marcus, Zheng, Feifei, Westra, Seth and Leonard, Michael. 2015. "Preliminary assessment of the impact of climate change on design rainfall IFD curves." 36th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium: The Art and Science of Water (HWRS 2015). Hobart, Australia 07 - 10 Dec 2015 Barton, Australia.

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Copula statistical models for analyzing stochastic dependencies of systemic drought risk and potential adaptation strategies
Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Deo, Ravinesh C., Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Kath, Jarrod and Khan, Shahjahan. 2019. "Copula statistical models for analyzing stochastic dependencies of systemic drought risk and potential adaptation strategies." Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 33 (3), pp. 779-799. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-019-01662-6

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Marine heat waves and the influence of El Nino off southeast Queensland, Australia
Heidemann, Hanna and Ribbe, Joachim. 2019. "Marine heat waves and the influence of El Nino off southeast Queensland, Australia." Frontiers in Marine Science. 6, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00056

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Diverse drivers of unsustainable groundwater extraction behaviour operate in an unregulated water scarce region
Khair, Syed Muhammad, Mushtaq, Shabaz, Reardon-Smith, Kate and Ostini, Jenny. 2019. "Diverse drivers of unsustainable groundwater extraction behaviour operate in an unregulated water scarce region." Journal of Environmental Management. 236, pp. 340-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.077

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Value of seasonal forecasting for sugarcane farm irrigation planning
An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Kouadio, Louis, Attard, Steve, Cobon, David and Stone, Roger. 2019. "Value of seasonal forecasting for sugarcane farm irrigation planning." European Journal of Agronomy. 104, pp. 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2019.01.005

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Tropical cyclone track direction climatology and its intraseasonal variability in the Australian region
Lavender, Sally L. and Dowdy, Andrew J.. 2016. "Tropical cyclone track direction climatology and its intraseasonal variability in the Australian region." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 121 (22), pp. 13,236-13,249. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD025562

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Spatial and temporal variation in the effects of climatic variables on Dugong calf production
Fuentes, Mariana M. P. B., Delean, Steven, Grayson, Jillian, Lavender, Sally, Logan, Murray and Marsh, Helene. 2016. "Spatial and temporal variation in the effects of climatic variables on Dugong calf production." PLoS One. 11 (6), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155675

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The contribution of tropical cyclones to rainfall in northwest Australia
Ng, Benjamin, Walsh, Kevin and Lavender, Sally. 2015. "The contribution of tropical cyclones to rainfall in northwest Australia." International Journal of Climatology. 35 (10), pp. 2689-2697. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4148

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A climatology of Australian heat low events
Lavender, Sally L.. 2017. "A climatology of Australian heat low events." International Journal of Climatology. 37 (1), pp. 534-539. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4692

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Recent poleward shift of tropical cyclone formation linked to Hadley cell expansion
Sur, Sharmila and Walsh, K. J. E.. 2018. "Recent poleward shift of tropical cyclone formation linked to Hadley cell expansion." Nature Climate Change. 8 (8), pp. 730-736. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0227-5

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Developing products for use in drought monitoring: improved crop yield and production forecasts (multi-crop models approach)
Kouadio, Louis, Marcussen, Torben and McRae, David. 2017. Developing products for use in drought monitoring: improved crop yield and production forecasts (multi-crop models approach). Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

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