A comparison of soil moisture proxies across Australia

Research outputs and artefacts

14 Aug 2016

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Alex Holmes Conference Poster 2016
Alex Holmes Conference Poster 2016

Extreme temperature and deficits in soil moisture provide ample conditions for bushfires.

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soil moisture

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Dr Alex Holmes
Completed PhD student
alexander.holmes@monash.edu.au
Christoph Rudiger
chris.rudiger@monash.edu
Nigel Tapper
nigel.tapper@monash.edu.au
Dr Imtiaz Dharssi
Researcher
i.dharssi@bom.gov.au

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