Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

e: jason.evans@unsw.edu.au | Climate Change Research Centre, School of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

Articles in press

  1. Ji, F., M. Ekstrom, J.P. Evans and J. Teng (2013) Evaluating rainfall patterns using physics scheme ensembles from a regional atmospheric model. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, accepted 8 April 2013. [ abstract ]
  1. Argueso, D., J.P. Evans, L. Fita and K.J. Bormann (2013) Temperature response to future urbanization and climate change. Climate Dynamics, accepted 22 April 2013. [ abstract ]
  1. Mehrotra, R., J.P. Evans, A. Sharma and B. Sivakumar (2013) Evaluation of Downscaled Daily Rainfall Hindcasts over Sydney, Australia Using Statistical and Dynamical Downscaling Approaches. Hydrology Research, accepted 21 April 2013. [ abstract ]
  1. Meng, X.H., J.P. Evans and M.F. McCabe (2013) The influence of inter-annually varying albedo on regional climate and drought. Climate Dynamics, accepted 21 April 2013. [ abstract ]
  1. Liu, Y.Y., J.P. Evans, M.F. McCabe, R.A.M. de Jeu, A.I.J.M. van Dijk, A.J. Dolman and I. Saizen (2013) Changing Climate and Overgrazing are Decimating Mongolian Steppes. PLOS ONE, accepted 24 January 2013. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P. and M.F. McCabe (2013) Model resolution impact on regional climate and climate change using WRF over south-east Australia. Climate Research, accepted 18 January 2013. [ abstract ]
  1. Bormann, K., J.P. Evans and M.F. McCabe (2013) Spatial and temporal variability in seasonal snow density. Journal of Hydrology, accepted 13 January 2013. [ abstract ]
  1. Clarke, H., J.P. Evans and A. J. Pitman (2013) Fire weather simulation skill by the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model over southeast Australia. International Journal of Wildland Fire, accepted 3 January 2013. [ abstract ]
  1. Simpson, C.C., J.J. Sharples, J.P. Evans and M.F. McCabe (2012) Large eddy simulation of atypical wildland fire spread on leeward slopes. International Journal of Wildland Fire, accepted 12 December 2012. [ abstract ]
  1. Jha, S.K., G. Mariethoz, J.P. Evans and M.F. McCabe (2012) Demonstration of a geostatistical approach to physically-consistent downscaling of climate modeling simulations. Water Resources Research, accepted 16 November 2012. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Decker, M., A.J. Pitman and J.P. Evans (2012) Groundwater constraints on simulated transpiration variability over South Eastern Australian forests. Journal of Hydrometeorlogy, Accepted 23 October 2012. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y.Y., A.I.J.M. van Dijk, M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans and R.A.M. de Jeu (2012) Global vegetation biomass change (1988–2008) and attribution to environmental and human drivers. Global Ecology and Biogeography. Accepted 30 August 2012. [ abstract | pdf ]

2013 articles

  1. Ershadi, A., M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans and J.P. Walker (2013) Effects of spatial aggregation on the multi-scale estimation of evapotranspiration. Remote Sensing of Environment, 131, 51-62, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.12.007. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Westra, S., J.P. Evans, R. Mehrotra, and A. Sharma (2013) A conditional disaggregation algorithm for generating fine time-scale rainfall data in a warmer climate. Journal of Hydrology, 479, 86-99, doi:10.1016/j.hydrol.2012.11.033. [ abstract | pdf ]

2012 articles

  1. Wang, L., P. D'Odorico, J.P. Evans, D. Eldridge, M.F. McCabe, K.K. Caylor and E.G. King (2012) Dryland ecohydrology and climate change: critical issues and technical advances. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 16, 2585-2603, doi:10.5194/hess-16-2585-2012. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Bryan, S.E., A.G. Cook, J.P. Evans, K. Hebden, L. Hurrey, P. Colls, J.S. Jell, D. Weatherley, and J. Firn (2012) Rapid, Long-Distance Dispersal by Pumice Rafting, PLoS ONE, 7(7), e40583, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040583. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P. and I. Boyer-Souchet (2012), Local sea surface temperatures add to extreme precipitation in northeast Australia during La Niña, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39(10), L10803, doi:10.1029/2012GL052014. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P. and S. Westra (2012) Investigating the Mechanisms of Diurnal Rainfall Variability Using a Regional Climate Model, Journal of Climate, 25, 7232–7247, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00616.1. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y. Y., W. A. Dorigo, R. M. Parinussa, R. A. M. de Jeu, W. Wagner, M. F. McCabe, Evans, J.P., and A. I. J. M. van Dijk (2012), Trend-preserving blending of passive and active microwave soil moisture retrievals, Remote Sensing of Environment, 123, 280–297, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2012.03.014. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Bormann, K. J., M. F. McCabe, and J.P. Evans (2012), Satellite based observations for seasonal snow cover detection and characterisation in Australia, Remote Sensing of Environment, 123, 57–71, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2012.03.003. [ abstract | pdf ]

2011 articles

  1. Evans, J.P, M. Ekström, and F. Ji (2011) Evaluating the performance of a WRF physics ensemble over South-East Australia. Climate Dynamics, 39(6), 1241-1258, DOI 10.1007/s00382-011-1244-5. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y. Y., R. A. M. De Jeu, M. F. McCabe, J.P. Evans, and A. I. J. M. Van Dijk (2011) Global long-term passive microwave satellite-based retrievals of vegetation optical depth. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011GL048684. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P. and A. Alsamawi (2011) The Importance of the Zagros Mountains Barrier Jet to Future Precipitation in the Fertile Crescent. The Open Atmospheric Science Journal, 5, 87-95. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y. Y., Parinussa, R. M., Dorigo, W. A., De Jeu, R. A. M., Wagner, W., van Dijk, A. I. J. M., McCabe, M. F., and Evans, J.P. (2011) Developing an improved soil moisture dataset by blending passive and active microwave satellite-based retrievals, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 15, 425-436, doi:10.5194/hess-15-425-2011. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P., A.J. Pitman and F.T. Cruz (2011) Coupled atmospheric and land surface dynamics over South East Australia: A review, analysis and identification of future research priorities. International Journal of Climatology, 31, 1758-1772. [ abstract | pdf ]

2010 articles

  1. Evans, J.P and M. F. McCabe (2010) Regional climate simulation over Australia's Murray-Darling basin: A multitemporal assessment, J. Geophys. Res., 115(D14114), doi:10.1029/2010JD013816. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y. Y., J.P. Evans, McCabe, M. F., de Jeu, R. A. M., van Dijk, A. I. J. M., and Su, H.(2010) Influence of cracking clays on satellite estimated and model simulated soil moisture, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 979-990, doi:10.5194/hess-14-979-2010. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Cruz, F.T., A.J. Pitman, J.L. McGregor and J.P. Evans (2010) Contrasting regional responses to increasing leaf-level atmospheric carbon dioxide over Australia. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 11(2), 296-314. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P. (2010) Global warming impact on the dominant precipitation processes in the Middle East. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 99 (3-4), 389-402. [ abstract | pdf ]

2009 articles

  1. Evans, J.P. (2009) 21st century climate change in the Middle East. Climatic Change, 92, 417-432, doi: 10.1007/s10584-008-9438-5. [ abstract | pdf ]

2008 articles

  1. Evans, J.P. (2008) Changes in Water Vapor Transport and the Production of Precipitation in the Eastern Fertile Crescent as a Result of Global Warming. J. Hydrometeor., 9, 1390-1401. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P. And B.F. Zaitchik (2008) Modeling the large scale water balance impact of different irrigation systems. Water Resources Research, 44, W08448, doi:10.1029/2007WR006671. [ abstract | pdf ]

2007 articles

  1. Zaitchik, B.F., J.P. Evans and R.B. Smith (2007) Regional impact of an elevated heat source: The Zagros plateau of Iran. Journal of Climate, 20: 4133-4146. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Zaitchik, B.F., J.P. Evans, R.A. Geerken and R.B. Smith (2007) Climate and vegetation in the Middle East: inter-annual variability and drought feedbacks. Journal of Climate, 20: 3924-3941. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Smith, R. and J.P. Evans (2007) Orographic precipitation and water vapor fractionation over the southern Andes. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 8: 3-19. [ abstract | pdf ]

2006 articles

  1. Evans, J.P. and R. Geerken (2006) Classifying rangeland vegetation type and coverage using a Fourier component based similarity measure. Remote Sensing of Environment, 105: 1-8. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P. and R. Smith (2006) Water vapor transport and the production of precipitation in the Eastern Fertile Crescent. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 7(6): 1295-1307. [ abstract | pdf ]

2005 articles

  1. Geerken, R., B. Zaitchik, and J.P. Evans (2005) Classifying rangeland vegetation type and coverage from NDVI time-series using Fourier Filtered Cycle Similarity. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26(24): 5535-5554. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P., R.J. Oglesby, W.M. Lapenta (2005) Time series analysis of regional climate model performance. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, D04104, doi:10.1029/2004JD005046. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Zaitchik, B. F., J.P. Evans, and R. B. Smith (2005) MODIS-derived boundary conditions for a mesoscale climate model: application to irrigated agriculture in the Euphrates Basin. Monthly Weather Review, 133: 1727-1743. [ abstract | pdf ]

2004 articles

  1. Evans, J.P., Smith, R.B. and Oglesby, R.J. (2004) Middle East climate simulation and dominant precipitation processes. International Journal of Climatology, 24: 1671-1694. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Bryan SE, Cook A, Evans J, Colls, P, Lawrence M, Wells M, Jell JS, Greig A, Leslie R (2004) Pumice rafting and faunal dispersion during 2001-2002 in the southwest Pacific: record of a dacitic submarine explosive eruption from Tonga. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 227(1-2): 135-154. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P and Geerken, R. (2004) Discrimination between climate and human induced dryland degradation. Journal of Arid Environments, 57(4): 535-554. [ abstract | pdf ]

2003 articles

  1. Evans, J.P. (2003) Improving the characteristics of streamflow modeled by regional climate models. Journal of Hydrology, 284: 211-227. [ abstract | pdf ]

2002 articles

  1. Evans, J.P. and Schreider, S. (2002) Hydrological impacts of climate change on inflows to Perth, Australia. Climatic Change, 55: 361-393. [ abstract | pdf ]

1998 articles

  1. Evans, J.P.and Jakeman, A.J. (1998) Development of a simple, catchment-scale, rainfall-evapotranspiration-runoff model. Environmental Modelling and Software, 13: 385-394. [ abstract | pdf ]


Book Chapters

  1. Evans, J.P., J. L. McGregor, and K. McGuffie (2012) Future Regional Climates. The future of the World’s climate, Eds. A. Henderson-Sellers and K. McGuffie, 223–252, Elsevier. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Jakeman, A.J., Green, T.R., Zhang, L., Beavis, S.G., Evans, J.P., Dietrich, C.R. and Barnes, B. (1998) Modelling catchment erosion, sediment and nutrient transport in large basins. In: Soil Erosion at Multiple Scales, F.W.T. Penning de Vries et al. (eds.), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, pp. 343-355. [ abstract ]


Papers in Conference Proceedings

e: jason.evans@unsw.edu.au | Climate Change Research Centre, School of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

2012 conferences

  1. Westra, S., Evans, J.P., Mehrotra, R. and Sharma, A. (2012) Changes to Sub-daily Rainfall Patterns in a Future Climate. 35th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, 19-22 November, Sydney, Australia. [ abstract | pdf]

2011 conferences

  1. Evans, J.P. (2011) CORDEX – An international climate downscaling initiative. In Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2011, pp. 1652-1658. ISBN: 978-0-9872143-1-7. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Ji, F., Ekstrom, M. and Evans, J.P. (2011) Using dynamical downscaling to simulate rainfall for East Coast Low events. In Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2011, pp. 1652-1658. ISBN: 978-0-9872143-1-7. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Azcurra, C.S., Hughes, C.E., Parkes, S., Hollins, S.E., Gibson, J.J., McCabe, M.F. and Evans, J.P. (2011) A comparison between direct and pan-derived measurements of the isotopic composition of atmospheric waters. In Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2011, pp. 1652-1658. ISBN: 978-0-9872143-1-7. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Meng, X.H., J.P. Evans and M.F. McCabe (2011) Numerical modelling and land‐atmosphere feedback of drought in south‐east Australia,Proceedings of IAHS Lead Symposia, IUGG2011, Melbourne, Australia, July 2011. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y.Y., R.A.M. de Jeu, M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans, A.I.J.M. van Dijk (2011) Satellite-based Estimates of vegetation density over Australia during 1988-2008, Proceedings of IAHS Lead Symposia, IUGG2011, Melbourne, Australia, July 2011. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Ershadi, A., McCabe, M.F., Evans, J.P. & Walker, J.P. (2011) Evaluation of energy balance, combination, and complementary schemes for estimation of evaporation, Proceedings of IAHS Lead Symposia, IUGG2011, Melbourne, Australia, July 2011. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Ershadi, A., McCabe, M.F., Evans, J.P., Walker, J.P., Pipunic, R. (2011) ‘Estimation of evaporation using the surface energy balance system (SEBS) and numerical models, 3rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Sydney, Australia, 10-15 April 2011. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Bormann, K., J.P. Evans and M.F. McCabe (2011) Evaluation of Australian Snow Cover Estimates using Satellite Based Observations for the period 2000-2010. 3rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Sydney, Australia, 10-15 April 2011. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y.Y., R.A.M. De Jeu, M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans, A.I.J.J.M. Van Dijk (2011) Comparing Optical and Microwave Remote Sensing-based Vegetation Density over Mongolia for 1988-2006. 3rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Sydney, Australia, 10-15 April 2011. [ abstract | pdf ]

2010 conferences

  1. Evans, J.P., M.F. McCabe and X.H. Meng (2012) Impact of dynamic albedo and vegetation fraction on the simulation of drought in south-east Australia using a regional climate model. Remote Sensing and Hydrology Symposium, 27-30 September 2010, Jackson Hole, USA. In Neale & Cosh (eds) Remote Sensing and Hydrology, IAHS Publ. 352 (2012) ISBN 978-1-907161-27-8. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y. Y., R. Parinussa, R.A.M. de Jeu, W. Dorigo, W. Wagner, M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans, A.I.J.M. Van Dijk (2010) Improving satellite soil moisture estimates by combining passive and active microwave observations (1992-2008). Remote Sensing and Hydrology Symposium, 27-30 September, Jackson Hole, USA. In Neale & Cosh (eds) Remote Sensing and Hydrology, IAHS Publ. 352 (2012) ISBN 978-1-907161-27-8. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P. and M.F. McCabe (2010) Evaluating a regional climate model's ability to simulate the climate of the South-east coast of Australia. In Burns, B.A., C. Davis, A.E. Kiss and J.R. Taylor (eds) 17th national Conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Canberra, Australia, Jan 27-29, 2010, IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 11 012004 [ abstract | pdf ]

2009 conferences

  1. Evans, J.P. (2009) Modelling droughts and ENSO cycles in the Murray-Darling basin with a regional climate model. 32nd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, 1-3 December, Newcastle, Australia. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P. (2009) Water Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin and the recent drought as modelled with WRF. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds) 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 2790-2797. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Liu, Y. Y., M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans, A.I.J.M. Van Dijk, R.A.M. de Jeu and H. Su (2009) Comparison of soil moisture in GLDAS model simulations and satellite observations over the Murray Darling Basin. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds) 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 2798-2804. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. McCabe, M.F., Y.Y. Liu, R. Vinukollu, H. Su, J.P. Evans and E.F. Wood (2009) Comparison of latent heat flux estimates over Australia. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds) 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 2805-2811. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. [ abstract | pdf ]

2003 conferences

  1. Evans, J.P., R.B. Smith, R. Oglesby (2003) Precipitation processes in the Middle East. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM03, D. Post(ed.) Jupiters Hotel and Casino, Townsville, Australia, July 14-17. [ abstract | pdf ]

2001 conferences

  1. Evans, J.P. (2001) Prediction of streamflow by regional climate models. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM01, F. Ghassemi et al. (eds.) Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, December 10-13 [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P., R.B. Smith (2001) Modelling the climate of South West Asia. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM01, F. Ghassemi et al. (eds.) Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, December 10-13 [ abstract | pdf ]

1999 conferences

  1. Evans, J.P., Oglesby, R.J. and Jakeman, A.J. (1999) A new method improving the simulation of streamflow in climate models. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM99, L. Oxley et al. (eds.) Vol. 3. University of Waikato, New Zealand, December 6-9, 1999, pp. 611-616. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Zhang, L., Jakeman, A.J., and Evans, J.P. (1999) Rainfall-runoff Models for Upland Catchments in the Namoi Basin, Australia. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM99, L. Oxley et al. (eds.) University of Waikato, New Zealand, December 6-9, 1999. [ abstract ]

1997 conferences

  1. Evans, J.P., and Jakeman, A.J. (1997) Development of a simple, catchment-scale, rainfall-evapotranspiration-runoff model. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM97, A.D. McDonald and M. McAleer (eds.), Vol. 1. University of Tasmania, December 8-11, 1997, pp. 222-227. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Beavis, S.G., Zhang, L., Evans, J.P., Jakeman, A.J. and Smith, D.I. (1997) Impacts and implications of farm dams on catchment hydrology: Methods and Application to Chaffey Catchment. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM97, A.D. McDonald and M. McAleer(eds.), Vol. 1. University of Tasmania, December 8-11, 1997, pp. 282-287. [ abstract | pdf ]
  1. Jakeman, A.J., Saowapon, C., Jintrawet, A., Trisophon, K., Evans, J.P. and Wong, F. (1997) Biophysical component of an integrated water resources assessment project in the Upper Chao Phraya Headwater, Northern Thailand. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM97, A.D. McDonald and M. McAleer (eds.), Vol. 2. University of Tasmania, December 8-11, 1997, pp. 687-691. [ abstract | pdf ]


Conference Abstracts and Posters

  1. Mariethoz, G., S. Jha, M. McCabe and J.P. Evans (2013) Downscaling hydroclimatic variables over Murray-Darling basin using a geostatistical approach. 15th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences, Madrid, Spain, 2-6 September. [ abstract ]
  1. Gilmore, J. B., J. P. Evans, and S. C. Sherwood (2012) Extreme precipitation and east coast low events: the impact of physical parametrization. Annual conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) 2012, Sydney, Australia, 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2012. [ abstract ]
  1. Sharples, J., C. Simpson, J. P. Evans, M. McCabe and R. McRae (2012) Investigating the fire channelling phenomenon using the WRF model. Annual conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) 2012, Sydney, Australia, 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2012. [ abstract ]
  1. Clarke, H., J.P. Evans and A. Pitman (2012) WRF can simulate recent fire weather in southeast Australia. Annual conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) 2012, Sydney, Australia, 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2012. [ abstract ]
  1. Decker, M., J.P. Evans and A. Pitman (2012) Simulation of the land surface during the recent Australian drought: impact of groundwater and forcing data. Annual conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) 2012, Sydney Australia, 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2012. [ abstract ]
  1. Gilmore, J. B., J. P. Evans, and S. C. Sherwood (2012) Precipitation extremes on the sub-daily time scale: Temperature dependence in idealized simulations. EGU General Assembly, 22-27 April, Vienna, Austria. [ abstract ]
  1. Gilmore, J. B., J. P. Evans, and S. C. Sherwood (2012) The influence of physics parameterizations on precipitation extremes in the Newcastle east coast low of 2007. EGU General Assembly, 22-27 April, Vienna, Austria. [ abstract ]
  1. Westra, S., J.P. Evans, R. Mehrotra and A. Sharma (2012) Disaggregating from daily to sub-daily rainfall under a future climate. EGU General Assembly, 22-27 April, Vienna, Austria. [ abstract ]
  1. Liu, Y.Y, A.I.J.M. Van Dijk, R.A.M. de Jeu, M.F. McCabe, and J.P. Evans (2012) Development and evaluation of a global long-term passive microwave vegetation product. EGU General Assembly, 22-27 April, Vienna, Austria. [ abstract ]
  1. Chun, J.A., B.F. Zaitchik, J.P. Evans and H.K. Beaudoing (2012) Estimation of Land Surface States and Fluxes using a Land Surface Model Considering Different Irrigation Systems. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Westra, S., J.P. Evans, R. Mehrotra and A. Sharma (2012) Changes to Sub-daily Rainfall Patterns in a Future Climate. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. McCabe, M.F., B. Sung, J.P. Evans and J. Sheffield (2012) Multi-model drought estimation using regional climate model output. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Gilmore, J., J.P. Evans and S.C. Sherwood (2012) The influence of physics parameterizations on precipitation extremes in the Newcastle east coast low of 2007. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Ershadi, A., M.F. McCabe, Evans, J.P. and G. Mariethoz (2012) Bayesian uncertainty analysis of the input meteorological variables in estimation of the sensible heat flux. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Mariethoz, G., S.K. Jha, M.F. McCabe, Evans, J.P. (2012) Novel applications of multiple-point geostatistics in remote sensing, geophysics, climate science and surface hydrology. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Bormann, K., Evans, J.P. and M.F. McCabe (2012) Using observations from marginal snowfields to further understand variability in snowpack properties. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Hughes, C.E., C.S. Azcurra, S.D. Parkes, S.E. Hollins, M.F. McCabe, Evans, J.P.,D. Pickering, J.J. Gibson and K. Edwards (2012) Daily observations of rainfall, vapour and pan water δ2H for improved quantification of atmospheric and terrestrial water interactions. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Ajami, H., M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans and S. Stisen (2012) Assessing the Impact of Model Spin up on Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions Using an Integrated Hydrologic Model. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P., L. Fita and D. Argueso (2012) NARCliM: Regional climate modeling over Australia. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Decker, M.R., A.J. Pitman, J.P. Evans (2012) Evaluating groundwater influences on transpiration variability over Southeastern Australian forests using vegetation greenness metrics. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Ajami, H., M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans (2012) Sensitivity of Groundwater Dynamics to Land Cover Change. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Liu, Y.Y, M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans, R.A.M. de Jeu (2012) AMSR-E satellite observed rainforest responses during the 2005 and 2010 Amazon droughts. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Azcurra, C., P. Treble, A. Baker, M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans, C. Bradley (2012) Modelling the speleothem δ18O proxy using an isotope-enabled dual-porosity groundwater model. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P., M.F. McCabe and X. Meng (2012) Affect of including satellite observed land surface conditions on the modeled energy and water budgets of the Murray-Darling basin Australia. AGU Fall meeting, 3-7 December, San Francisco, USA. [ abstract ]
  1. Kala, J., A. Hirsch, C. Clarouge, A. Pitman and J.P. Evans (2011) Current and future plans with the Community Atmosphere Biosphere Land Exchange (CABLE) model, coupled to the Land Information System (LIS) and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) system. ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science First Annual Workshop, Hobart, Australia, 25-27 Sep. [ abstract ]
  1. L. Fita, D. Argueso, Y. Liu and Evans, J.P. (2011) NARCliM: Regional climate modelling over Australia. ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science First Annual Workshop, Hobart, Australia, 25-27 Sep. [ abstract ]
  1. D. Argueso, L. Fita and J.P. Evans (2011) Temperature response to future land-use changes in the Sydney area. ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science First Annual Workshop, Hobart, Australia, 25-27 Sep. [ abstract ]
  1. Clarke, H.,Evans, J.P. and Pitman, A. (2011) WRF can simulate recent fire weather in southeast Australia. ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science First Annual Workshop, Hobart, Australia, 25-27 Sep. [ abstract ]
  1. J.P. Evans, X. Meng and M.F. McCabe (2012) The impact of remotely sensed dynamic land surface conditions on the simulation of drought in Australia. AGU Chapman Conference on Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle, Kona, Hawaii, USA, 19-22 Feb. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P. (2011) Murray Darling Basin Regional Hydroclimate Project. WCRP Open Science Conference, Denver, USA, 24-28 October. [ abstract ]
  1. J.P. Evans (2011) Regional Climate Projections, NARCliM, and small spatial/temporal scale extremes. International conference on climate change, Taipei, Taiwan, 6-8 December. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P., M.F. McCabe and X. Meng (2011) Modelling drought in south-east Australia using a regional climate model. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 3-8. [ abstract ]
  1. Ajami, H., M. McCabe, S. Stisen and J.P. Evans (2011) On the performance of integrated hydrologic models in simulating catchment scale land surface fluxes. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 3-8. [ abstract ]
  1. Ershadi, A., McCabe, M.F., Evans, J.P. (2011) Estimating surface heat fluxes from remote sensing, process models and regional climate simulations. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 3-8. [ abstract ]
  1. J.P. Evans, M. Ekstrom and F. Ji (2011) A physics ensemble investigation of the 8th July 2007 Newcastle storm. AMOS and MetSoc NZ - Joint conference: Extreme Weather, 9-11 February, Wellington, New Zealand. [ abstract ]
  1. Ershadi, A., McCabe, M.F., Evans, J.P. (2011) Issues of scale in surface heat flux retrieval using multi-resolution, multi-temporal satellite imagery, Proceedings of IAHS Lead Symposia, IUGG2011, Melbourne, Australia, July 2011. [ abstract ]
  1. J.P. Evans (2010) Regional Climate Change Projections for South-east Australia: the importance of regional atmospheric composition. First Australian Earth System Outlook Conference, Canberra, Australia, 9-10 Dec. [ abstract ]
  1. Liu, Y. Y., J.P. Evans, M.F. McCabe, A.I.J.M. Van Dijk, R.A.M. de Jeu (2010) Soil Moisture Estimates over Murray Darling Basin in Australia (1992-2008). Fourth International Workshop on Catchment-scale Hydrological Modeling and Data Assimilation, 21-23 July, Lhasa, China.
  1. Meng, X.H., J.P. Evans and M.F. McCabe (2010) Impact of MODIS albedo on water cycle simulations over Australia's Murray-Darling Basin with WRF model. Fourth International Workshop on Catchment-scale Hydrological Modeling and Data Assimilation, 21-23 July, Lhasa, China.
  1. Evans, J.P. (2008) Incorporating irrigation parameterizations into a regional climate model. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Fransisco, USA, December 15-19. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P. (2008) Using Regional Climate Models and Lagrangian Back Trajectories to Estimate the Source Areas of Water Vapor. AGU Chapman conference on Atmospheric Water Vapor and its Role in Climate, Kailua-Kona, hawaii, USA, October 20-24. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P. (2008) Global warming caused changes in precipitation in the Fertile Crescent and its association with the Zagros Mountain barrier jet. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 13-18. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P. (2008) Regional climate modelling of the Middle East. Medclivar/GLOWA workshop on climate/hydrological modelling for the Eastern Mediterranean, Reading, UK, Mar 3-4.
  1. Evans, J.P. (2007) Regional water vapor sources for the Euphrates-Tigris watershed. 24th general assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, [ abstract ]
  1. Zaitchik, B.F., J.P. Evans and R.B. Smith (2007) Orographic drivers of precipitation in the Middle East. 24th general assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, Jul 2-13.
  1. Evans, J.P. (2007) Global warming caused changes in precipitation in the Fertile Crescent and its relationship to changes in the Zagros Mountain generated barrier jet. 29th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology, Chambery, France, Jun 4–8. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P. (2006) Impact of Global Warming on the Euphrates-Tigris Watershed. Climate change and the Middle East: Past, present and future, Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 20–23.
  1. Zaitchik, B.F., J.P. Evans, R.A. Geerken and R.B. Smith (2006) Climate and vegetation in the Middle East: inter-annual variability and drought feedbacks. Climate change and the Middle East: Past, present and future, Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 20–23.
  1. Evans, J.P. and Smith, R.B. (2005) Impact of Global Warming on the Euphrates-Tigris Watershed. AGU fall meeting, San Fransisco, USA, Dec 5-9. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P. and Smith, R.B. (2005) Classifying precipitation events in the Fertile Crescent. American Meteorological Society general meeting, San Diego, USA, Jan 9-13. [ extended abstract pdf ]
  1. Zaitchik, B.F., J.P. Evans, and R.B. Smith, (2005) Regional drivers of aridity in Southwest Asia and sensitivity to surface change. American Meteorological Society general meeting, San Diego, USA, Jan 9-13. [ extended abstract pdf ]
  1. Smith, R.B., J.P. Evans, R. Oglesby (2003) Mountain Precipitation and hydrology in the Middle East. Interntional Conference Alpine Meteorology, Brig, Switzerland, May 19-23. [ extended abstract pdf ]
  1. Evans, J.P., R.B. Smith, R. Oglesby (2002) Simulation of the Climate of South-West Asia with a Regional Model. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, December 6-10. [ abstract ]
  1. Evans, J.P., R. Oglesby, W. Lapenta (2002) Regional climate model performance analysis and comparison for the FIFE region. Mississippi River Climate and Hydrology Conference GCIP/GAP, New Orleans, USA, May 13-17.
  1. Evans, J.P., R. Oglesby, K. Maasch, R. Smith (2002) Investigation of Middle Eastern climate using a regional climate model. 13th Symposium on global change and climate variations. AMS general meeting, Orlando, USA, January 13-17. [ extended abstract pdf ]
  1. Geerken, R., J.P. Evans, D. Celis, N. Batikha, Z. Masri, E. de Pauw, and M. Ilaiwi (2001) Identification of Degrading Dry-Lands in the Near East and Description of its Vegetation Cover from Multi-Sensoral Remote Sensing Data. Proceedings 2001 conference on Arid Regions Monitored by Satellites - from Observing to Modeling for Sustainable Management, Marrakech, Morocco, November 12-15, 2001.
  1. Oglesby, R.J., Jakeman, A.J. and Evans, J.P. (1999) Assessing the role of climate in environmental modeling. Proceedings 1999 Conference on Mission Earth: Modeling and Simulation of the Earth System, A. Sydow and J.-Y. Yu (eds.) San Francisco, USA, January 17-20, 1999, Society for Computer Simulation International, pp. 27-32.
  1. Evans, J.P. and Jakeman, A.J. (1998) Development of a Simple, Catchment-Scale, Rainfall-Evapotranspiration-Runoff Model. American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting. Boston, USA, May 26-29, 1998.
  1. Jakeman, A.J., Evans, J.P. and Oglesby, R.J. (1998) Hydrology for climate and earth system models. Proceedings 1998 Conference on Mission Earth: Modeling and Simulation of the Earth System, A. Sydow and J.-Y. Yu (eds.) San Diego, January 11-14, 1998, Society for Computer Simulation International, pp. (viii)-(xiii).


Other Reports

  1. Huda, A.K.S., Evans, J.P. and Coughlan, K.G. (2009) Australian National Drought Policy. Workshop on drought and extreme temperatures: preparedness and management for sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Beijing, China, 16-17 February 2009. World Meteorological Organization.
  1. Evans, J.P., A.J. Pitman and F.T. Cruz (2009) A dynamic water balance methodology for Australia. Scientific review of the atmospheric and land surface dynamics of the Murray-Darling basin. A report for the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. 26 June. 65pp.
  1. Evans, J.P. and Schrieder, S.Yu. (1999) Report on provision of services for rainfall/runoff modelling in Western Australia. Prepared for CSIRO Land and Water, August, 14 pp.
  1. Evans, J.P., Jakeman, A.J., Zhang, L. and Schreider, S.Yu (1998) A dynamic water balance methodology for Australia. Report to Australian Academy of Science, June, 15 pp.
  1. Evans, J.P., Jakeman, A.J. and Feehan, P. (1998) Identification of relationships between catchment characteristics and in-stream phosphorus. Report to Goulburn-Murray Water, May, 24 pp.


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