Paul Fox-Hughes
End-user
About
Paul Fox-Hughes
Project leadership
This research has developed a prototype, high-resolution soil-moisture analysis system called JASMIN, which is a significant improvement in accuracy compared to currently used models. It is based on research that examines the use of land surface models, remotely sensed satellite measurements and data assimilation techniques to improve the monitoring and prediction of soil dryness. The new information will be calibrated for use within the existing fire prediction systems. This retains the accuracy, temporal and spatial resolution of the new product without changing the overall climatology of Forest Fire Danger Index and other calculations based on soil moisture.
Lead end user
This project is using high-resolution modelling, together with a range of meteorological data, to better understand and predict important meteorological natural hazards, including fire weather, tropical cyclones, severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. The outcomes from the project will contribute to reducing the impact and cost of these hazards on people, infrastructure, the economy and the environment.
Research team:
This research has developed a prototype, high-resolution soil-moisture analysis system called JASMIN, which is a significant improvement in accuracy compared to currently used models. It is based on research that examines the use of land surface models, remotely sensed satellite measurements and data assimilation techniques to improve the monitoring and prediction of soil dryness. The new information will be calibrated for use within the existing fire prediction systems. This retains the accuracy, temporal and spatial resolution of the new product without changing the overall climatology of Forest Fire Danger Index and other calculations based on soil moisture.
Research team:
19 Sep 2018
The present study discuss the development and evaluation of a new soil dryness product based on an...
18 Aug 2015
Fire influences climates through emission of gas and particles into the atmosphere.Advances in...
Resources credited
| Type | Released | Title | Download | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation-Slideshow | 23 Nov 2018 | Mitigating the effects of severe fires floods and heatwaves |
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forecasting, severe weather |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 19 Sep 2018 | Evaluation and calibration of a land surface model based soil moisture analysis for fire prediction |
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soil moisture |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 31 Oct 2017 | Mitigating the effect of severe fires, floods and heatwaves through improvements to land dryness measures and forecasts |
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forecasting, land management, mitigation |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 07 Sep 2017 | An assessment of the viability of prescribed burning under a changing climate |
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fire weather, fuel reduction, optimisation |
