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Conrad Wasko is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and specializes in environmental science with a particular focus on climate-related hydrological phenomena. Their research encompasses a range of topics within this field, addressing the impact of climate variability and change on water systems and extreme weather events.

The main fields of study for Conrad Wasko include:

  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of study consist of:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Wasko's research topics cover:

  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Climate variability and models
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis

The scientist has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, including the following recent papers:

  • "Evidence of shorter more extreme rainfalls and increased flood variability under climate change," 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • "Changes in Antecedent Soil Moisture Modulate Flood Seasonality in a Changing Climate," 2020, Water Resources Research
  • "Incorporating climate change in flood estimation guidance," 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "Anthropogenic intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes," 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Towards advancing scientific knowledge of climate change impacts on short-duration rainfall extremes," 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

Conrad Wasko frequently publishes in a variety of academic venues, including:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Water Resources Research
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Weather and Climate Extremes

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Rory Nathan
  • Ashish Sharma
  • Gabriele Villarini
  • Declan O'Shea
  • Murray Peel

Best Publications

  • Anthropogenic intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes

    Hayley J. Fowler;Geert Lenderink;Andreas F. Prein;Seth Westra

  • If Precipitation Extremes Are Increasing, Why Aren't Floods?

    Ashish Sharma;Conrad Wasko;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • Influence of changes in rainfall and soil moisture on trends in flooding

    Conrad Wasko;Rory Nathan

  • Evidence of shorter more extreme rainfalls and increased flood variability under climate change

    Conrad Wasko;Rory Nathan;Lina Stein;Declan O'Shea

  • Increase in flood risk resulting from climate change in a developed urban watershed – the role of storm temporal patterns

    Suresh Hettiarachchi;Conrad Wasko;Ashish Sharma

  • Global assessment of flood and storm extremes with increased temperatures

    Conrad Wasko;Ashish Sharma

  • Steeper temporal distribution of rain intensity at higher temperatures within Australian storms

    Conrad Wasko;Ashish Sharma

  • Changes in Antecedent Soil Moisture Modulate Flood Seasonality in a Changing Climate

    Conrad Wasko;Rory Nathan;Murray C. Peel

  • Reduced spatial extent of extreme storms at higher temperatures

    Conrad Wasko;Ashish Sharma;Seth Westra

  • Quantile regression for investigating scaling of extreme precipitation with temperature

    Conrad Wasko;Ashish Sharma

  • Towards advancing scientific knowledge of climate change impacts on short-duration rainfall extremes.

    Hayley J. Fowler;Haider Ali;Richard P. Allan;Nikolina Ban

  • Does storm duration modulate the extreme precipitation-temperature scaling relationship?

    Conrad Wasko;Ashish Sharma;Fiona Johnson

  • Trends in Global Flood and Streamflow Timing Based on Local Water Year

    Conrad Wasko;Rory Nathan;Murray C. Peel

  • Incorporating climate change in flood estimation guidance.

    Conrad Wasko;Seth Westra;Rory Nathan;Harriet G Orr

  • Atmospheric Moisture Measurements Explain Increases in Tropical Rainfall Extremes

    Thomas P. Roderick;Conrad Wasko;Ashish Sharma

  • Intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes and implications for flood risk: current state of the art and future directions

    Hayley J Fowler;Conrad Wasko;Andreas F Prein

  • Relationship of extreme precipitation, dry-bulb temperature, and dew point temperature across Australia

    Conrad Wasko;William Tang Lu;Rajeshwar Mehrotra

  • Understanding trends in hydrologic extremes across Australia

    Conrad Wasko;Yawen Shao;Elisabeth Vogel;Louise Wilson

  • Linking Total Precipitable Water to Precipitation Extremes Globally

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  • An evaluation framework for downscaling and bias correction in climate change impact studies

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  • Resolving inconsistencies in extreme precipitation‐temperature sensitivities

    J. B. Visser;C. Wasko;A. Sharma;R. Nathan

  • If precipitation extremes are increasing, why aren't floods?

    Conrad Wasko

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashish Sharma
Ashish Sharma University of New South Wales
Gabriele Villarini
Gabriele Villarini Princeton University
Hayley J. Fowler
Hayley J. Fowler Newcastle University
Seth Westra
Seth Westra University of Adelaide
Murray C. Peel
Murray C. Peel University of Melbourne
Richard P. Allan
Richard P. Allan University of Reading
Stephen Blenkinsop
Stephen Blenkinsop Newcastle University
Peter A. Stott
Peter A. Stott Met Office
Geert Lenderink
Geert Lenderink Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Jason P. Evans
Jason P. Evans University of New South Wales

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