A Synoptic Climatology of Heavy Rain Events in the Lake Eyre and Lake Frome Catchments

• Published in: Frontiers in Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Michael John Pook, James eRisbey, Caroline eUmmenhofer, Timothy eCohen, Peter eBriggs
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
• Subjects: Australia; Lake Eyre; front; synoptic; monsoon trough; upper trough; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Southern Ocean; Pacific; Soi
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2014.00054; https://doaj.org/article/110eb8b25a6541b4be15cc3e65ddde92

The rare occasions when Lake Eyre in central, southern Australia fills with water excite great interest and produce major ecological responses. The filling of other smaller lakes such as Lake Frome, have less impact but can contribute important information about the current and past climates of thes...