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Demetris Koutsoyiannis Awarded Darcy Medal
The 2009 Darcy Medal will be awarded to Demetris Koutsoyiannis (http://
www.itia.ntua.gr/dk) has been awarded the The Darcy Medal (http://www.egu.eu/ index.phpid=48&file=henry_darcy_overview&cHash=8b0bfba456ff76b4e3164b1dbcfb8463).
He will give the Darcy Medal lecture on Thursday, April 23 2009, at 6.30 pm at the EGU 2009 in Vienna.
The EGU statetement about the Darcy Medal reads:
Henry Darcy Medal
This medal has been established by the Division on Hydrological Sciences in recognition of the scientific achievements of Henry Darcy.
It is reserved for individuals in recognition of their outstanding scientific contributions in water resources research and water resources engineering and management.
Thanks David Jones for Easier Access to Rainfall Data
WHILE searching the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s website, looking for data on rainfall for Melbourne, it became apparent that this site only contained links to data in pdf format with rainfall averages for various and different periods. [Read more…] about Thanks David Jones for Easier Access to Rainfall Data
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[Photograph of the crab taken by Jennifer Marohasy at Mackay, North Queensland, Australia, on October 2, 2008]
Climate Rationalist in Council Election
Hi Jennifer,
I am a candidate for council election in the Sandridge (Port Melbourne) ward of Port Phillip, which is inner bayside Melbourne.Please view my campaign website www.scrinis.info for a comprehensive description of my beliefs and platform.I want this to be an electoral test of public opinion on climate policies and their implications locally and federally.At the moment, I am conducting this campaign completely independently, with my own limited resources.I am seeking the support of local and international scientists for this campaign.Election day is November 29.
Anthony Scrinis
Physicist, Willie Soon, Not Paid by Greenpeace
I do not write papers because ExxonMobil or Greenpeace pays me to, but because my academic researches demonstrate that the sun, not carbon dioxide, is the chief driver of Arctic temperatures. Read more here.
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.