Chapter 3 Climate Applications and Services
Climate Applications
Climate information is being increasingly
applied to a diverse range of industry sectors,
government agencies and broadly by
members of the general public.
Applications of climate data range from
structural design to agricultural risk management
through to formulation of government
policy. The following summary presents
a selection of climate applications
being conducted in Australia with a focus
on major activities occurring during 2001
and 2002. While most are not specifically
undertaken under the auspices of WCASP,
they contribute to the goals of WCASP at
both the national and international level.
Many related activities are also covered in
Chapter 4 on Climate Impacts and
Responses, since many projects identified
as climate response studies could equally
be regarded as climate applications.
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