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.
This project is part of the Black Summer research program funded by the Commonwealth Government through the 10-year extension of funding into natural hazard research in Australia.
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:
Supervisory roles
Research team
| Type | Project | Research team |
|---|---|---|
| Tactical Research Fund | Predicting fire danger ratings from physical measures of fire behaviour | pfoxhughes |
| Tactical Research Fund | Characterisation of synoptic weather features often associated with extreme events in south east Australia and Tasmania | tremenyi, plove, pfoxhughes |
| Commissioned Research | Modelling fire weather interactions using the ACCESS-Fire model | jkepert, pfoxhughes, bhanstrum, dzovkorajak, asantra, jgreenslade |
31 Aug 2020
Key findings: The study explores the live fuel moisture – soil moisture relationship at a national...
27 Aug 2019
January 2013 fire season was among the most significant seasons in Tasmanian history.
27 Aug 2019
The Australian Fire Danger Rating System Program is building a new fire danger rating system.
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...
