Climate and weather
Life Cycle Assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural enterprises
The Department's initial focus is on studying greenhouse gas emissions in cradle-to-farm-gate LCAs for agricultural systems.
The Climatedogs: The main drivers that influence climate in NSW
This award winning animation series has been developed to assist farmers understand complex phenomena which drive climate variability in NSW.
General
- Climate Risk Management Project
- Life Cycle Assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural enterprises
- Weather links
Weather
- Air masses influencing Australian weather
- Do weather systems turn clockwise or anticlockwise?
- Understanding the weather map
- Understanding weather - fronts, troughs and ridges
- Understanding weather - reading satellite pictures
- What drives NSW weather?
- What makes it rain?
- What weather forecasts really mean
- Where does the wind come from?
Climate variability
- Betting on rain - managing seasonal risk in western NSW
- Drivers of Climate Variability in the Murray Darling Basin (Primefact No 1117)
- Drought maps (monthly)

- El Niņo and the southern oscillation index
- Making sense of seasonal outlooks
- New South Wales winter-spring rainfall 1900-2010
721.6 KB - Ocean currents affect climate
- Planning for drought

- The Climatedogs: The main drivers that influence climate in NSW
- The southern oscillation index and southern Australia
- Useful tools to remotely assess soil water content and vegetation condition (Primefact No 1115)
- Using seasonal rainfall outlooks
Climate change
- Agriculture in Australia's low carbon future
- Climate Change in Australia (www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au)

Australian climate change science and projections from CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology. - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (www.ipcc.ch)

Global climate change science and projections.
Research
- Agricultural climate research and services in Australia (www.regional.org.au)

The aim of this publication is to provide a contemporary reference to Australia's research, development, education and extension activities in climate variability in relation to agriculture. It is based on a survey partially funded by NSW Agriculture (now part of I&I NSW). - Climate science and irrigation research unit

- Climate science research at NSW DPI

- Climate variability and drought research in relation to Australian agriculture (www.regional.org.au)

This publication presents information on a wide range of research projects relevant to managing climate variability in agriculture and other natural resources. It is based on a survey partially funded by NSW Agriculture (now NSW DPI).
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PROfarm courses
- Farming in a changing climate
- Farmer's guide to managing climate risk
- Farm water supply and climate risk
Software
- CropMate
A tool to analyse climate and weather information to help make informed decisions during the crop cycle.
Related websites
- Bureau of Meteorology rainfall maps
- The Long Paddock
A large range of climatic information produced by Queensland Department of Primary Industries. - Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology
Comprehensive information on Australian weather and climate. - Silo - Bureau of Meteorology
provides a rich source of meteorological and agricultural data of particular interest to anyone involved in the agricultural arena. - Weather links
This page provides links to valuable weather and climate resources maintained by other organisations.
