ONE way to help shift an accepted scientific paradigm (e.g. Anthropogenic Global Warming) is by coming up with a more practical and relevant way of describing and predicting real physical processes in the natural world (e.g. a better seasonal … [Read more...] about Forecasting Rainfall: Neural Network Versus General Circulation Model
Archives for May 2012
Using Artificial Intelligence to Forecast Rainfall
OVER the last year, John Abbot and I have worked on a new method for forecasting rainfall based on the use of artificial intelligence. We have benchmarked our forecasts against output from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s General Circulation … [Read more...] about Using Artificial Intelligence to Forecast Rainfall
One Big Quoll
Jen, Have a look at the size of this male quoll we saw in Boonoo Boonoo National Park near Stanthorpe a few days ago. It is currently mating season for quolls and he was quite aggressive as well as curious. They are rare in southeastern … [Read more...] about One Big Quoll
Artificial Salinity Target for Artificial Lower Lake
IN the newly released Murray Darling Basin Plan there is a proposed target salinity for Lake Alexandrina. The plan suggests this target salinity value to be measured at Milang: "The inclusion of a salinity target for Lake Alexandrina will provide … [Read more...] about Artificial Salinity Target for Artificial Lower Lake
Thank YOU, And
My name is Mr Koala and I would like to thank some of the readers of this blog for their very generous donation: M (from the NT) donated $50 P (from SA) donated $50 J (from NSW) donated $100 So Jen and I have $200 from our recent fundraising … [Read more...] about Thank YOU, And
More Nonsense in National News about Murray Darling
THIS morning our national newspaper, The Australian, has a very misleading story about a farmer Colin Grundy complaining that Murray river water is too salty for irrigation. [1] In fact Mr Grundy does not live anywhere near the Murray river. He … [Read more...] about More Nonsense in National News about Murray Darling
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.