Technical Reports

A characterisation of synoptic weather features often associated with extreme events in southeast Australia

This report presents new research on negatively tilted upper-tropospheric troughs and their implications for extreme events in southern Australia.

Review of Climate Change Research on Tasmania 2019

This report identifies 27 existing major projects and a further 50 complementary projects related to climate change in Tasmania.

An assessment of the viability of prescribed burning as a management tool under a changing climate

This report investigates the changing conditions for prescribed burning in Tasmania under climate change.

Impact of climate change on fire risk in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

This report offers an enhanced capability to assess the impacts of climate change on fire regimes in the Tasmanian World Heritage Area, using Climate Futures' high-resolution regional climate projections.

Climate Change and Bushfire Research Initiative in the ​Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

This report shows how climate change will result in significant changes to fire in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, with profound implications for the area's values and management.

2016 Tasmanian State Natural Disaster Risk Assessment

A resource for more effective response to, and recovery from, natural disasters through improved understanding of the natural hazards that most threaten Tasmania.

Projecting Volunteer Resource Requirements Under Extreme Climate Futures

This report uses demographic data and climate projections to assess impacts of a changing climate on emergency service volunteer resources in Tasmania.

The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Victorian Alpine Resorts

Research into the likely future impacts of climate change on Victoria’s alpine resorts, enabling advance planning for alpine operations across 12 months of the year, to create resilient alpine resort communities.

Future Fire Danger

This report assesses regional changes in fire danger in Tasmania to the year 2100 under a high emissions climate change scenario.

Extreme Tide and Sea-Level Events Technical Report

Describes the development of spatial maps that provide a basis for the investigation of the possible impacts of future climate change due to sea level rise and changes in weather conditions.

Severe Wind Hazard and Risk Technical Report

This report investigates wind hazard and risk to residential buildings in Tasmania under current climate conditions and for two 21st century climate change scenarios.  

Impacts on Agriculture Technical Report

The Impacts on Agriculture Technical Report sets out the impacts on Tasmanian agriculture from projected climate change.

Water and Catchments Technical Report

Projected river flows, to 2100, for more than 1900 subcatchments in 78 river catchments over  70% of Tasmania by area.

Extreme Events Technical Report

Examines extreme rainfall, temperature and drought events in the Tasmanian context.

General Climate Impacts Technical Report

This report sets out the projected changes to Tasmania’s climate during this century.

Climate Modelling Summary

This summary report explains how fine scale climate modelling is carried out, in the context of the Australian state of Tasmania.

Climate Modelling Technical Report

The Climate Modelling Technical Report assesses future climate change projections for Tasmania.