Long-term variability of the Australian monsoon

该项目旨在通过重建澳大利亚过去300万年的季风变化来解决澳大利亚水文气候预测中的巨大不确定性。该项目预计将产生新的知识，以量化澳大利亚西北部极端降雨和干旱的频率和幅度。通过提供关于过去干旱和极端降雨的时间、频率和强度的重要新信息，该项目有望实现有效适应和缓解所需的更准确的气候预测。该项目还将使澳大利亚考古界受益，为绘制澳大利亚史前史提供急需的环境背景。

This project aims to address large uncertainties in Australia’s hydroclimate projections, by reconstructing Australian monsoon variability over the past three million years. The project expects to generate new knowledge to quantify the frequency and amplitudes of extreme rainfall and drought in Northwest Australia. By providing essential new information about the timing, frequency, and intensity of past drought and extreme rainfall, the project is expected to enable more accurate climate projections required for effective adaptation and mitigation. This project will also benefit the Australian archaeology community, by providing a much-needed environmental context for mapping Australian pre-history.