The information can be used to plan hazard reduction burns but can also help respond to bushfire events. “We’ve created an accurate satellite-based technology specifically for the Australian landscape by incorporating the unique properties of eucalypt forests that occur across much of the country.” “If we know how dry a fire’s potential fuel source is, we can estimate how likely it is that the fuel will be ignited and how rapidly the fire will grow. This unique online system uses satellite data to calculate the current moisture content of Australia’s grasslands, shrublands and forests and their flammability. Led by Dr Marta Yebra, WALD researchers investigate new methods for estimating fuel load and flammability from proximal, airborne and satellite-based sensors, developing automated algorithms to map burn severity from satellite imagery, and combining satellite data with models to predict fire impacts on natural resources.ĭr Yebra developed Australia’s first Australian Flammability Monitoring System for the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (BNHCRC). One of WALD’s priority areas is bushfire research and, in particular, developing tools and techniques that better predict fire risk and impacts on the natural environment. Prof Albert van Dijk, WALD ANU Tools for better bushfire preparedness “We try to balance developing practical solutions for today’s challenges based on today’s science and technology, and at the same time pursuing the new discoveries that will help us in future.” “Often, that means combining Big Data from satellite observation and sensor networks with field research, biophysical modelling and machine learning, for example. We develop spatial solutions for managing water resources, coping with extreme events, decision-making in agriculture and forestry. “Our team develops new methods to measure, monitor and forecast climate, water availability and landscape conditions. Send us feedback about these examples.The Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics (WALD) aims to be a world leader in observation technology for real-time environmental information, says centre director Professor Albert van Dijk. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tern.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. , 23 July 2022 Other notable sightings featured a brown pelican noted at both First Encounter Beach in Eastham and Jeremy Point in Wellfleet, a royal tern at Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary, and a continuing clay-colored sparrow at the Crane Wildlife Area in Falmouth. 2010 The most notable birding highlights last week - despite the super heat and humidity - were a Mississippi kite in Provincetown, a black-necked stilt and a sandwich tern at Nantucket, and a loggerhead shrike in Orange.

, 31 July 2021 The Arctic tern's marathon flight is fairly familiar, but estimating the length of such a massive trek isn't easy. 2010 Two black vultures and a fly-over Caspian tern were observed in the Blue Hills. Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2019 But the team used a tiny tracker developed by the British Antarctic Survey, which weighs just a twentieth of an ounce (1.4 grams)-light enough for an Arctic tern to carry on a band around its leg. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. Eric Adams, Wired, 12 June 2020 Birds are perhaps the most famous migrators, including the Arctic tern, which flies from far northern breeding grounds to Antarctica and back again every year. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, For the tern, those features enable ultra-efficient, long range flights.

Recent Examples on the Web Since 2014 the black tern has been listed as an endangered species in Wisconsin.

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