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Closing date: 13 February 2012

Postdoc position in modelling atmospheric greenhouse gases

School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia

We seek a highly motivated and qualified researcher to join a new research group
as part of the Greenhouse Gas Monitor (GGM) project funded under the Australian
Space Research Programme. GGM will develop a cost-effective ground-based
instrument for measuring column-integrated CO2 concentrations for use in
satellite validation, numerical weather prediction and estimation of CO2 sources
and sinks. The successful candidate will be employed by the University of
Melbourne in a team led by Prof. Peter Rayner. The candidate will be based at the
Bureau of Meteorology's and CSIRO's Centre for Australian Weather and Climate
Research and be co-supervised by Prof. John LeMarshall. The project is to analyze
atmospheric CO2 using the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator
(ACCESS) Atmospheric Model used operationally within BOM. This is expected to
lead to improved analysis of temperature and water vapour as measured by
satellite and hence to improved forecasting.
The successful applicant will:

Implement improved climatologies of CO2 in the ACCESS model (generated, for example,
by the Monitoring of Atmospheric Composition and Climate project) and assess their
impact on analysis and forecast.
Aid in the coupling of the transport model TM5 with the ACCESS model to allow
operational inclusion of near real-time CO2 measurements
Implement bias correction schemes for current and future satellite CO2
products based on column integrated measurements from the GGM instrument
and its precursors.

Salary is in the range $a56k--$a77k depending on the experience of the candidate. The duration is 2 years. More information and the application can be found at http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/jobSearch.asp?stp=AW by searching for the position number 0028277. the closing date for applications is Feb 13. for more information contact Peter Rayner (prayner@unimelb.edu.au) but please do not submit applications directly to that address since they may not be properly recorded.

Regards Peter Rayner

Peter Rayner
room 343
School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, 3010, Vic, Australia
tel: work: +61 (0)3 8344 9708; fax: +61 (0)3 8344 7761
mobile +61 402 752 379, skype: petermorag
mail-to: prayner@unimelb.edu.au
and
CLIMMOD ENGINEERING
http://www.climmod.com
mail-to: Peter.Rayner@climmod.com

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