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Friday, 13 April 2018

Let's talk water quality

Man looking at water in a large measuring cylinder
Checking water contamination. Courtesy: CSIRO, Water Research

The Bureau of Meteorology is working with GHD to engage with users across Australia in the Water Quality Road Map Consultation. This study will help us guide and design improvements in national water quality information and related services.

We want your input!

Read more about our water quality information study.

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

La Niña, but not as we know it

We recently shifted our ENSO Outlook to LA NIÑA.

This follows a steady cooling of the central to eastern tropical Pacific Ocean since late winter. Waters in this area have now reached La Niña thresholds (0.8 °C below average), and atmospheric indicators, including the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), trade winds and cloud patterns, are also at La Niña levels.

However, this La Niña is likely to be weaker than recent events, far shorter-lived, and not expected to continue far into autumn. So what does that mean for Australia's climate over the coming months, and what actually is La Niña?

Read more about La Niña, but not as we know it.

Expanding the 7-day streamflow forecast service

Photo: Forest stream (Alison Pouliot)
Forest stream (Alison Pouliot)

After thorough testing with registered users, we added 20 new catchments to the Bureau’s 7-day streamflow forecast service in early December.

This service provides streamflow forecasts with a lead time of up to seven days, to help river managers and users with decision-making.

With this expansion, the public service will deliver forecasts for 88 catchments and 168 forecast locations across the country.

Wet season 2016–17 boosts water resources in northern Australia

We have recently released the northern Australia region accounts—Burdekin, Daly and Ord—of the National Water Account 2017

Overall, in northern Australia for the 2016–17 financial year:

Total water use was about 8% less than the previous year due to wetter conditions.

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Seeking comment on hydrometric guidelines

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler on remote controlled mount. Source: Mic Clayton, Snowy Hydro

You are invited to contribute to the review of Australia's guidelines for the use of Acoustic Doppler technology in streamflow measurement.

It's been more than four years since the National Industry Guidelines for hydrometric monitoring were published by the Bureau. To keep pace with changes in technology and practice, they're now due for review.

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