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severe weather

Severe weather refers to any dangerous meteorological phenomena with the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of human life.

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Pyrocumulonimbus forecasting: needs and issues Biblio PDF icon save (1.94 MB) fire weather, modelling, severe weather
Climatology of wind changes and elevated fire danger over Victoria, Australia Biblio PDF icon save (1.67 MB) fire severity, fire weather, severe weather
Severe wind hazard preliminary assessment: Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Whitsunday Coast, Queensland, Australia Biblio cyclone, mitigation, severe weather
NSW Mid North Coast flood impact research Biblio PDF icon save (2.42 MB) flood, infrastructure, severe weather
Improved predictions of severe weather to reduce community impact: Annual project report 2014-2015 Biblio PDF icon save (816.16 KB) communities, forecasting, severe weather
Modelling wind direction distributions using a diagnostic model in the context of probabilistic fire spread prediction Biblio PDF icon save (9.25 MB) fire, fire weather, severe weather
An analysis of human fatalities from cyclones, earthquakes and severe storms in Australia Biblio PDF icon save (2.03 MB) decision making, multi-hazard, severe weather
Rapid response report: study of heatwave impacts on residents and businesses in western Sydney Biblio PDF icon save (1005.86 KB) recovery, resilience, severe weather
Determining threshold conditions for extreme fire behaviour: Annual project report 2014-2015 Biblio PDF icon save (777.68 KB) fire severity, modelling, severe weather
Developing better predictions for extreme water levels: web user guide Biblio PDF icon save (2.46 MB) coastal, modelling, severe weather
Internal pressures in a full-scale test enclosure with windward wall openings Biblio fire severity, severe weather
The structural response and progressive failure of batten to rafter connections under wind loads Biblio PDF icon save (7.24 MB) engineering, severe weather
Load sharing between batten to rafter connections under wind loading Biblio cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Connecting Weather and Hazard: A partnership of physical scientists in connected disciplines Biblio fire weather, modelling, severe weather
Predicting continental shelf waves in Australia Biblio PDF icon save (4.77 MB) coastal, severe weather, storm surge
Wind loads on contemporary Australian housing Biblio cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events: Annual project report 2015-2016 Biblio PDF icon save (2.61 MB) cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Time and space scales in the tropical cyclone boundary layer, and the location of the eyewall updraft Biblio cyclone, forecasting, severe weather
Improved predictions of severe weather to reduce community impact: Annual project report 2015-2016 Biblio PDF icon save (2.07 MB) fire weather, forecasting, severe weather
Analysis of rapid damage assessment data following severe windstorm events Biblio PDF icon save (2.29 MB) cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Impact-Based Forecasting for the Coastal Zone: East Coast Lows- Annual Report 2017/2018 Biblio PDF icon save (2.74 MB) severe weather
Community benefits of roof upgrades Biblio PDF icon save (8.24 MB) cyclone, emergency management, severe weather
Thermodynamic considerations of pyrocumulus formation Biblio PDF icon save (1.32 MB) fire, fire weather, severe weather
The real-time trial of the Pyrocumulonimbus Firepower Threshold Biblio PDF icon save (3.33 MB) fire weather, severe weather
Managing Severe Weather - Progress and Opportunities Conference Paper 2014 Biblio PDF icon save (2.16 MB) fire weather, severe weather
Study of heatwave impacts on residents and businesses in western Sydney - 2017 Project communities, response, severe weather
A vulnerability assessment tool for residential structures and extreme wind events Biblio PDF icon save (567.84 KB) cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Exploring the circumstances surrounding flood fatalities in Australia—1900–2015 and the implications for policy and practice Biblio flood, policy, severe weather
Improved predictions of severe weather to reduce community impact: midterm report 2014-17 Biblio PDF icon save (14.37 MB) fire weather, forecasting, severe weather
The effects of turbulent plume dynamics on long-range spotting Biblio PDF icon save (460.39 KB) fire severity, forecasting, severe weather
The boundary layer dynamics of tropical cyclone rainbands Biblio cyclone, forecasting, severe weather
Extreme weather: improved data products on bushfires, thunderstorms, tropical cyclones and east coast lows Biblio PDF icon save (764.8 KB) fire weather, multi-hazard, severe weather
Mitigating the effects of severe fires, floods and heatwaves through the improvements of land dryness measures and forecasts Biblio PDF icon save (2 MB) forecasting, mitigation, severe weather
Improved treatment of non-stationary conditions and uncertainties in probabilistic models of storm wave climate Biblio coastal, severe weather, storm surge
Crowdsourcing Methods for Data Collection in Geophysics: State of the Art, Issues, and Future Directions Biblio PDF icon save (3.66 MB) multi-hazard, optimisation, severe weather
Homelessness and severe storms: a case study of the June 2016 East Coast Low Project communities, flood, severe weather
Coupled fire-atmosphere modelling project: annual project report 2016-17 Biblio PDF icon save (806.63 KB) fire weather, modelling, severe weather
Intensifying Australian heatwave trends and their sensitivity to observational data Biblio PDF icon save (1.17 MB) climate change, resilience, severe weather
National Fire Danger Rating System Probabalistic Framework: year two report Biblio PDF icon save (3.41 MB) fire weather, severe weather
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events: Annual project report 2014-2015 Biblio PDF icon save (1.13 MB) cyclone, resilience, severe weather

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