About
Dr Imtiaz Dharssi
Imtiaz Dharssi is a Land Surface Data Assimilation Scientist at Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, having previously worked for The Met Office in the UK for over 11 years. Hi reserach interests include:
- Assimilation of satellite derived soil moisture
- The Unified Model soil moisture nudging scheme
- Parametrization of the soil physical properties
- High-resolution soil texture maps for the Unified Model
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.
Supervisory roles
19 Sep 2018
The present study discuss the development and evaluation of a new soil dryness product based on an...
19 Sep 2018
The frequency of extreme events such as heatwaves are expected to increase due to the effect of...
29 Jun 2017
New approaches are available to calculate soil dryness more accurately through the use of satellite...
14 Aug 2016
Extreme temperature and deficits in soil moisture provide ample conditions for bushfires.
14 Aug 2016
Soil dryness is a key component in operational fire danger rating systems.
18 Aug 2015
Emerging new approaches to evaluate landscape dryness through the use of satellite remote sensing...
18 Aug 2015
This project aims to improve the estimation of landscape moisture through the assimilation of AMSR2...
18 Aug 2015
The accuracy of FDI's are largely dependent on their input variables and advancements in remote...
25 Aug 2014
This project will improve Australia’s ability to manage extreme events by developing a state of the...