SHEP aims
Aim 1
Quantify observed changes in short duration (hourly to sub-hourly) precipitation extremes over major Australian cities.
We are doing this using Automatic Weather Stations and weather radar data to investigate select SHEP events in detail and examine trends in these events over recent decades.
Aim 2
Evaluate the ability of convection permitting Regional Climate Models to simulate these short duration precipitation extremes.
We are simulating selected SHEP events to investigate in detail the model representation of these events, including the mechanisms that contribute to producing the extremes.
Aim 3
Simulate changes in these short duration precipitation extremes due to climate change.
First we will perform pseudo-global warming experiments for the selected SHEP events.
We also plan to perform full climate change simulations using decadal time slices.
F.A.Q.
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This is an open community project. Anyone with the interest and skills in modelling regional climate can join the project, run the required simulations, and join the collaborative analysis.