Project Leader: Dr Andreas Schiller, CSIRO Marine and
Atmospheric Research
Project 2.5i.1 will downscale physical climate change scenarios
in the marine environment from global-scale to reef-scale.
The physical downscaling capability will be based on tools
developed by CSIRO and AIMS and maintained in projects outside
MTSRF. Products will be made available to all MTSRF partners,
including global climate change scenarios (ocean and atmosphere),
eddy-resolving regional ocean simulations of climate change, and
sub-km/reef-scale ocean simulations of climate change.
This project will underpin research on coral bleaching due to
climate change by providing key physical parameters to other
research projects in MTSRF. As such, Project 2.5i.1 forms a
cornerstone for informing ecosystem assessment and supporting
management decisions in response to coral bleaching.
