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National Ranking
209

Overview

Kathleen L. McInnes is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ecology.

The scientist's main topics of work include Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Climate variability and models, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, and Cryospheric studies and observations.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kathleen L. McInnes include:

  • A High-End Estimate of Sea Level Rise for Practitioners, 2022, Earth s Future
  • ENSO-Driven Ocean Extremes and Their Ecosystem Impacts, 2020, Geophysical monograph
  • Mapping spatial variability in shoreline change hotspots from satellite data; a case study in southeast Australia, 2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Global survey shows planners use widely varying sea-level rise projections for coastal adaptation, 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Storm surges and extreme sea levels: Review, establishment of model intercomparison and coordination of surge climate projection efforts (SurgeMIP), 2024, Weather and Climate Extremes

Frequent co-authors of Kathleen L. McInnes include:

  • Julian O'Grady
  • So-Min Cheong
  • Robert J. Nicholls
  • David Béhar
  • Benjamin P. Horton

Publication venues where Kathleen L. McInnes has contributed multiple works are:

  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Earth s Future
  • Weather and Climate Extremes

Best Publications

  • Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

  • Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment: An overview of the IPCC SREX report

    S. I. Seneviratne;N. Nicholls;D. Easterling;C. M. Goodess

  • Impacts of 1.5°C Global Warming on Natural and Human Systems

    O. Hoegh-Guldberg;D. Jacob;M. Bindi;S. Brown

  • A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts

    M. Leonard;S. Westra;Aloke Phatak;M. Lambert

  • Australian climate change projections derived from simulations performed for the IPCC 4th Assessment Report

    R. Suppiah;K. J. Hennessy;P. H. Whetton;K. L. Mcinnes

  • Objectively Determined Resolution-Dependent Threshold Criteria for the Detection of Tropical Cyclones in Climate Models and Reanalyses

    K. J. E. Walsh;M. Fiorino;C. W. Landsea;K. L. McInnes

  • Impact of sea-level rise and storm surges on a coastal community

    K. L. Mcinnes;K. J. E. Walsh;G. D. Hubbert;T. Beer

  • Widespread inundation of Pacific islands triggered by distant-source wind-waves

    Ron K. Hoeke;Kathleen L. McInnes;Jens C. Kruger;Rebecca J. McNaught

  • Southwest Western Australian winter rainfall and its association with Indian Ocean climate variability

    I.N. Smith;P. McIntosh;T.J. Ansell;C.J.C. Reason

  • A storm surge inundation model for coastal planning and impact studies

    Graeme D. Hubbert;Kathleen L. McInnes

  • Meeting User Needs for Sea Level Rise Information: A Decision Analysis Perspective

    Jochen Hinkel;John A. Church;Jonathan M. Gregory;Jonathan M. Gregory;Erwin Lambert

  • Global Climate Model projected changes in 10 m wind speed and direction due to anthropogenic climate change

    Kathleen L. McInnes;Timothy A. Erwin;Janice M. Bathols

  • Climate change impacts on tropical cyclones and extreme sea levels in the South Pacific — A regional assessment

    Kevin J.E. Walsh;Kathleen L. McInnes;John L. McBride

  • Sea-level rise around the Australian coastline and the changing frequency of extreme sea-level events

    John A. Church;John R. Hunter;Kathleen L. McInnes;Csiro Marine

  • Australian sea levels—Trends, regional variability and influencing factors

    Neil J. White;Ivan D. Haigh;Ivan D. Haigh;John A. Church;Terry B. Koen

  • Using Sea Level Rise Projections for Urban Planning in Australia

    K. J. E. Walsh;K. J. E. Walsh;H. Betts;J. Church;A. B. Pittock

  • Use of Representative Climate Futures in impact and adaptation assessment

    Penny Whetton;Kevin Hennessy;John Clarke;Kathleen McInnes

  • A revised assessment of Australia's national wave energy resource

    Mark A. Hemer;Stefan Zieger;Tom Durrant;Julian O'Grady

  • Past and Future Changes in Extreme Sea Levels and Waves

    Jason A. Lowe;Philip L. Woodworth;Tom Knutson;Ruth E. McDonald

  • Mapping Dependence Between Extreme Rainfall and Storm Surge

    Wenyan Wu;Kathleen McInnes;Julian O'Grady;Ron Hoeke

  • The Southerly Burster of South Eastern Australia: An Orographically Forced Cold Front

    J. R. Colquhoun;D. J. Shepherd;C. E. Coulman;R. K. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Hemer
Mark Hemer CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Kevin Walsh
Kevin Walsh University of Melbourne
John A. Church
John A. Church University of New South Wales
Kevin Hennessy
Kevin Hennessy Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Roshanka Ranasinghe IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Benjamin L. Preston
Benjamin L. Preston RAND Corporation
Jason Lowe
Jason Lowe Met Office
Neil J. White
Neil J. White CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Ivan D. Haigh
Ivan D. Haigh University of Southampton
John L. McBride
John L. McBride Bureau of Meteorology

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