Ancient weather stations of Australia: charting a continent's descent into aridity and its ecological consequences

澳大利亚作为地质年代学和地球化学研究的领先创新者享有令人羡慕的声誉，这项研究将加强这一地位。这些成果将促进对澳大利亚干旱大陆的更好了解，有助于全球气候变化的研究，并为生态系统对此类事件的反应提供新的见解。通过这些方式，该项目直接解决了我们目前的国家研究优先事项“水-一种关键资源”，“应对气候变化和变异性”和“澳大利亚生物多样性的可持续利用”。

Australia has an enviable reputation as a leading innovator in geochronological and geochemical studies and this research will reinforce that standing. The outcomes will promote a better understanding of Australia's arid continent, contribute to studies of global climate change, and provide new insights into the response of ecosystems to such events. In these ways, the project addresses directly our current national research priorities 'water - a critical resource', 'responding to climate change and variability' and 'the sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity'.