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Run global circulation models to test the sensitivity of western boundary currents to various forcings and parameterisations.
Carry out comprehensive comparisons with available and upcoming ocean observations.
To contribute to the preparation and submission of manuscripts and reports on ocean circulation, ENSO and global warming.
Assist in the presentation of information to clients and stakeholders at conferences, workshops and meetings both within CMAR and externally.
Work collaboratively with a range of scientists in modelling, fisheries, and observational data analysis.
Provide support to students and postdoctoral fellows as required.
Additional Position Information
The Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP) is part of the Australian Government’s International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative to meet high priority climate change adaptation needs in vulnerable countries in our region. The PCCSP will provide improved climate change science information for planners and decision makers in the Pacific and East Timor.
The lead science agencies for the PCCSP will be the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO through their research partnership in The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research. The Centre will provide a collaborative research environment for developing the PCCSP with countries in the region, regional organisations, other international science agencies and Australian universities.
Recent and current climate and trends to underpin improved projections of future climate change(Component 1);
Major regional climate phenomena (South Pacific Convergence Zone, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the monsoon) which drive seasonal and year-to-year variations in rainfall, winds and tropical cyclones(Component 2);
Regional and country level climate projections through more detailed climate projections and fine-resolution modelling (Component 3); and
Ocean processes including sea level rise and ocean acidification (Component 4).
The appointee will join the PCCSP component 4 examining regional projections of sea level change and the effects of climate variability and climate change on extreme sea-levels caused by extreme weather events. The component will also examine the relationship between complex ocean dynamics in the tropical equatorial Pacific and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon and provide improved assessments of how acidification and CO2 uptake in the region will evolve over the 21st century
