The ESCC Hub has conducted a range of research into our changing oceans and coasts, including topics such as marine heatwaves, sea level rise, ocean change, ocean observations, extreme sea level events and much more!
Project 5.7
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Ocean observations, including those analysed by the ESCC Hub, are helping communities to prepare for climate change impacts in their local area.
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Webinars
Science webinar: Overview of the IPCC Special Report on the Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
In this webinar, ESCC Hub researcher Professor Nathan Bindoff (University of Tasmania) summarises and highlights the significance of key findings from the IPCC Special Report on the Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate for the oceans and polar regions, and for Australia.
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In this webinar, Dr Helen Phillips (University of Tasmania) introduces the ocean’s role in the climate system, and how it draws down heat from the atmosphere. She also discusses new understanding of the Leeuwin Current and South Australian Current systems, and their role in the global ocean circulation.
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We’ve used data collected from ocean monitoring (historical archives, Argo floats and research vessels) to improve understanding of past changes in ocean temperature and salinity. We also used this data to identify sources of bias in ocean heat update efficiency in climate models, as well as to examine the connection between ocean salinity changes and water balance over Australia.