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dc.contributor.authorHelman, Peter
dc.contributor.authorTomlinson, Rodger
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-08T01:30:53Z
dc.date.available2019-06-08T01:30:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn2077-1312
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jmse6010003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/380450
dc.description.abstractOn the east Australian coast, climate change is expressed as a slowly rising sea level. Analysis of records, dating back over two centuries, also shows oscillating multidecadal ‘storm’ and ‘drought’ dominated climate periods that are distinct from long-term climate change. Climate variability, as expressed by these distinct multidecadal periods, is generally associated with phases of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation Index (IPO). Two centuries of climate and coastline response are examined for the central east coast of Australia, between Fraser Island and Coffs Harbour. The long record has been compiled by analysing a wide range of indicators and observations, including: historical accounts, storm records, sea level trends, assessment of storm erosion faces, and coastal movement in relation to fixed monuments, surveys, and maps. Periods of suppressed sea level, beach accretion, and drought were found to be associated with strongly positive IPO. Periods of higher sea level, increased storminess, and beach erosion were associated with strongly negative IPO. Understanding the behaviour of climate variability over different timescales has the potential to improve the understanding of, and responses to, climate change. This will be important in the sustainable management of geomorphic and ecological systems.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.relation.ispartofchapter3
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto8
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFisheries sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAtmospheric sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOceanography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMaritime engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysical geography and environmental geoscience
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3005
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode370199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3708
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4015
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3709
dc.titleTwo Centuries of Climate Change and Climate Variability, East Coast Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, School of Environment and Science
gro.rights.copyright© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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gro.griffith.authorTomlinson, Rodger B.


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