Atmospheric analysis

The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is the largest element of the intraseasonal (30-90 day) variability in the tropical atmosphere.

Tropical cyclones are tropical storms that are characterised by a low pressure centre, strong winds, and thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.

The South Pacific Convergence Zone is a band of convergence that splits from the Intertropical Convergence Zone and Western Pacific Warm Pool at the maritime continent and extends southeast as far as the Cook Islands.

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (or ENSO) refers to the effects of a band of sea surface temperatures which are anomalously warm or cold in a quasi-annual cycle that develops off the Pacific coast of South America and impacts climate and weather across the tropics and subtropics.

A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

This week’s critter is an unknown species of an unusual order of sea urchins – the Holasteroida.

This is a special series of stories put out to the media in the 2015/2016 summer.

A major part of Climate Present and Past is the maintenance of certain data series and providing services.

Climate Present and Past provides knowledge transfer and reports for external use.

Conference presentations by people associated with Climate Present and Past, organised by financial year.

A list of peer-reviewed publications under Climate Present and Past, organised by financial year.

Overview and objectives of the Climate Present and Past project.