Harry H. Hendon

Senior Principal Research Scientist

Current work and responsibilities

I lead the Climate Processes team in the Climate Change and Variability Program. This includes strong interactions with the research teams working on climate variability, climate extremes, and coupled modelling for seasonal prediction, as well as internal and external stakeholders. Examples of external stakeholders are the Managing Climate Variability program and Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning.

Our experimental prediction products are on display here.

In 2015, I became a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and in 2016 I became a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

Career background

Education

• 1979: University of California at Los Angeles, B.A. (Meteorology)
• 1985: University of Washington, Ph.D. (Atmospheric Sciences)

Professional positions

• 1985–1988: Ressearch Scientist; CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Australia.
• 1988–1992: Research Associate; Center for Atmospheric Theory and Analysis, Univ. Coloardo, Boulder, USA.
• 1993–2001: Research Meteorologist; NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, USA.
• 1993–2001: Fellow; Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA.
• 2001–present: Senior Principal Research Scientist; Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia.

Selected publications

• Luo, J.J., Liu, G., Hendon, H., Alves, O. and Yamagata, T., 2017. Inter-basin sources for two-year predictability of the multi-year La Niña event in 2010–2012. Scientific Reports, 7(1), p.2276.
• Ahn, M.S., Kim, D., Sperber, K.R., Kang, I.S., Maloney, E., Waliser, D. and Hendon, H., 2017. MJO simulation in CMIP5 climate models: MJO skill metrics and process-oriented diagnosis. Climate Dynamics, pp.1-23.
• Nguyen, H., Hendon, H.H., Lim, E.P., Boschat, G., Maloney, E. and Timbal, B., 2017. Variability of the extent of the Hadley circulation in the southern hemisphere: a regional perspective. Climate Dynamics, pp.1-14.
• SW Son, Y Lim, C Yoo, HH Hendon, J Kim, 2017. Stratospheric Control of the Madden–Julian Oscillation . J. Climate
• Marshall, A.G., Hendon, H.H., Son, S.W. and Lim, Y., 2016. Impact of the quasi-biennial oscillation on predictability of the Madden–Julian oscillation. Climate Dynamics, pp.1-13.
• Zhao, M., Hendon, H.H., Alves, O., Liu, G. and Wang, G., 2016. Weakened Eastern Pacific El Niño Predictability in the Early Twenty-First Century. Journal of Climate, 29(18), pp.6805-6822.