Dr. Joachim Ribbe Head of Department Associate Professor in Climatology Department of Biological and Physical Sciences Faculty of Sciences University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba Queensland 4350 Australia E-mail: Joachim.Ribbe@usq.edu.au Phone: +61 (0)7 4631 1452 Fax: +61 (0)7 4631 1530
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Publications [Return to top] [P] = Peer-reviewed, [C] = Conference; [O] = Others, see e-print server for manuscripts 2011 Cai, W., A. Sullivan, T. Cown, Ribbe, J., and Shi, G., 2011. Simulation of the Indian Ocean dipole: a relevant criterion for selecting models for climate projections. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L03704 doi:10.1029/2010GL046242. [P] Cai, W., T. Cowan, Sullivan A, Ribbe, J., and Shi, G.., 2010. Are anthropogenic aerosols responsible for the northwest Australia summer rainfall increase? A CMIP3 perspective and implications. Journal of Climate. Accepted and In Press. [P] Shi. G., Cowan, T., Ribbe, J., Cai, W. 2011. Are anthropogenic aerosols responsible for an observed rainfall increase and a projected rainfall reduction over Northwest Australia? WCRP Workshop on Drought Predictability and Prediction in a Changing Climate: Assessing Current Knowledge and Capabilities, User Requirements and Research Priorities 2-4 March 2011, Barcelona, Spain. 2010 Ribbe, J., 2010. Observing Climate Trends and Hypersalinity in an Australian Coastal Bay. In: Climate Alert: Climate Change Monitoring and Strategy (Ed. You & Henderson-Sellers). Sydney University Press. Chapter 7. 213-237. [P] Gräwe, U., Wolff, J.-O., Ribbe, J., 2010. Impact of Climate Variability on an East Australian Bay. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science. 86. 247-257. [P] Cottrill, D., A. Ribbe, J., Rainfall declines over Queensland from 1951-2007 and links to the Subtropical Ridge and the SAM. IOP Confernce Series Earth and Environmental Science, 11(1), 012037. [P] Shi, G., Ribbe, J., Cown, T., Sullivan A., Cai, W.., 2010. Do IPCC AR4 models produce the rainfall incrase over Northwest Australia. AMOS 17^th conference, Canberra, 27 to 29 February. [O] Blazak, A., Ribbe, J., 2010. Statistical Downscaling of Projected Precipitation in Two Major Southeast Queensland Catchments. AMOS 17^th conference, Canberra, 27 to 29 February. [O] Xu, C., Ribbe, J., 2010. Preparing the next generation for changes – education programs of climate change adaptation at the University of Southern Queensland. In: Climate Adaptation Futures, Preparing for the unavoidable impacts of climate change. Conference Handbook. 2010 International Climate Change Adaptation Conference. Gold Coast, Australia. June 29- July 1. [O] 2009 Gräwe, U., Wolff, J.-O., and Ribbe, J. (2009). Mixing, Gradients and Hypersalinity in Hervey Bay, Australia. Ocean Dynamics. DOI 10.1007/s10236-009-0195-4. [P] You, Y, Huber, M., Müller, D., Poulsen, C., Ribbe, J., (2009). Simulation of the Middle Miocene Climate Optimum: Implications for future climate. Geophysical Research Letters. 36, L04702, doi:10.1029/2008GL036571. [P] Grawe, U, Ribbe, J, and Wolff, J.-O. (2009). Impact of Climate Variability on the Circulation of an East-Australian Bay. 9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Melbourne, Australia, 9 to 13 February 2009. [C] Faqih, A., Ribbe, J., and Meinke, H. (2009). Low-frequency variability of regional sea surface temperature and rainfall in the Austral-Indonesian region. 9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Melbourne, Australia, 9 to 13 February 2009. [C] Cottrill, A. and Ribbe, J. (2009). Changes in MSLP over Queensland and the Southern Hemisphere. 9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Melbourne, Australia, 9 to 13 February 2009. [C] Cottrill, A., Ribbe, J., and Maron, M. (2009). A holocene palaeoenvironmental record from Lake Broadwater, Dalby, Southeast Queensland. 9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Melbourne, Australia, 9 to 13 February 2009. [C] Ribbe, J. (2009). Observing Hypersalinity in an East Australian Subtropical Estuary. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 11, EGU2009-0, 2009 EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria, April 19-24. [C]. Short / Long 2008 Ribbe. J. (2008). Monitoring and Assessing Salinity and Temperature Variations in Hervey Bay. Final Report prepared for the Burnett Mary Regional Group, Bundaberg, Australia. 45pp. [O] Ribbe, J., Wolff, J.-O., Staneva, J., Gräwe, U. (2008). Assessing Water Renewal Time Scales for Marine Environments from Three Dimensional Modelling: A Case Study For Hervey Bay, Australia. Environmental Modelling and Software. 23(10), 1217-1228, 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.02.007. [P] Shi, G., Ribbe, J., Cai, W., and Cowan, T. (2008). Interpretation of Australian summer and winter rainfall projections. Geophysical Research Letters. 35, L02702, doi:10.1029/2007GL032436. [P] Shi, G., Cai, W., Cowan, T., Ribbe, J., Rotstayn, L., and Dix, M. (2008). Variability and trend of the northwest Western Australia Rainfall: observations and coupled climate modelling. Journal of Climate. 21, 2938-2959. [P] You, Y., Ribbe, J., Karstensen, J., Church, J. (2008). Matthias Tomczak: a Distinguished Regional Oceanographer and Water-Mass Expert. Progress in Oceanography, 10.1016/j.pocean.2007.05.007. [O] You Y., Ribbe, J., Karstensen, J. and Church, J. (Editors), 2008. A New View of Water Masses After WOCE. A Special Edition for Professor Matthias Tomczak. Progress in Oceanography, Elsevier, United Kingdom. [O] Cottrill, A., Ribbe, J. (2008). Decline of Queensland Rainfall. Proceedings 15^th Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Conference. Publication No. 23. Geelong, Australia, 28-31 January. [C] Cottrill, A., Ribbe, J., Maron, M. (2008). A Detailed Proxy Rainfall Record from Lake Broadwater, Dalby, Southeast Queensland. Poster presented at the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 4^th Quaternary Dating Workshop, Sydney, 26-27 March. [C] Gräwe, U., Ribbe, J., Wolff, J.-O. (2008). The inverse nature of an Australian bay, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-02290, Geophysical Research Abstracts. In: Proceedings of the European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April. Vienna, Austria. [C] Gräwe, U., Ribbe, J., Wolff, J.-O. (2008). Stability of an Australian inverse bay. In: PECS 2008: Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Liverpool, United Kingdom. , August 25-29. [C] Faqih, A., Ribbe, J., Meinke, H. (2008). An Assessment of Rainfall Simulations for the Austral-Indonesian Region from the Climate Models. WMO Fourth International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-IV). Beijing, China, October 20-25. [C] Faqih, A., Ribbe, J., Meinke, H. (2008). Interdecadal Variability of Regional Sea Surface Temperature and Rainfall in the Austral-Indonesian Region. WMO Fourth International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-IV). Beijing, China, October 20-25. [C] Ribbe, J., (2008). Observing the impact of climate variability on Hervey Bay. Climate Change Monitoring Workshop, University of Sydney, 12 December. [C] 2007 Cai, W., Cown, T., Dix, M., Rotstayn, L., Ribbe, J., Shi, G., and Wijffels, S. (2007). Anthropogenic aerosol forcing and the structure of temperature trends in the southern Indian Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 34, L14611, doi:10.1029/2007GL030380. [P] Shi, G., Ribbe, J., Cai, W., and Cowan, T. (2007). Multidecadal variability in the transmission of ENSO signals to the Indian Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 34, L09706. doi: 10.1029/2007GL029528. [P] Ribbe, J. (2007). Hervey Bay: Hydrographic observations during winter 2004 and 2007. Seabed Biodiversity Mapping of the Tweed-Moreton Bioregion Planning Workshop. Bardon Queensland, 9 October. [C] Gräwe, U., Ribbe, J., Wolff, J.-O., Staneva, J. (2007), Accessing exchange and ventilation times scales from 3-D modelling, GV International Conference 2007, Bremen, 1-5 October. http://www.rcom.marum.de/GV2007.html. [C] Ribbe, J. 2007. Hervey Bay: An Inverse Subtropical Estuary. Conference Proceedings of the Inaugural Queensland Coastal Conference: Shifting Sands. Bundaberg, 17-19 September. http://www.iceaustralia.com/qldcoast07/program.html. [C] Shi, G., Ribbe, J., Cai, W., and Cowan, T. (2007). Multidecadal variability in the Indo-Pacific teleconnection. World Climate Research Program Workshop on Climate Variability and Seasonal Prediction. Barcelona, Spain, 4-8 June. http://www.clivar.org/organization/wgsip/spw/main.html. [C] Gräwe, U., Ribbe, J., Wolff, J.-O., and Staneva, J. (2007). Ventilation time scales for a subtropical bay from 3-D Modelling. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 05029. In: Proceedings of the European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 15-20 April. http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EGU2007/05029/EGU2007-J-05029.pdf. [C] Faqih, A., Ribbe, J., and Meinke, H. (2007), 20th century rainfall variability and the role of large scale climate events within Indo-Pacific region from IPCC AR4 models, reanalysis and observations. Proceedings of the 14 National Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Conference. Publication No. 22. Adelaide, Australia, 5-8 February. p.34. http://www.amos.org.au/conf2007/AMOS07_ABSTRACTS.pdf. [C] Shi, G., Ribbe, J., Cown, T., and Cai, W. (2007). A dataset of the wind-driven global ocean circulation for climate research. Proceedings of the 14^th National Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Conference. Publication No. 22. Adelaide, Australia, 5-8 February. p.114. http://www.amos.org.au/conf2007/AMOS07_ABSTRACTS.pdf. [C] Cottrill, A. and Ribbe, J. (2007). Queensland Rainfall Variability in IPCC AR4 Model Runs. In: Climate, Water and Marine Forecasting: Challenges for the Future. Proceedings 14^th National Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Conference. Publication No. 22. Adelaide, Australia, 5-8 February. p17. http://www.amos.org.au/conf2007/AMOS07_ABSTRACTS.pdf. [C] You, J., Herold, N., Muller, D., Sdrolias, M., and Ribbe, J. (2007). Impact of vegetation on the Miocene Climate optimum. In: Climate, Water and Marine Forecasting: Challenges for the Future. Proceedings 14^th National Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Conference. AMOS Publication No. 22. Adelaide, Australia, 5-8 February. p.142. http://www.amos.org.au/conf2007/AMOS07_ABSTRACTS.pdf. [C] You, J., Muller, D., Sdrolias, M., Herold, N., Ribbe, J. (2007). Sensitivity of middle Miocene climate and regional monsoon to palaeoaltimetry. In: Climate, Water and Marine Forecasting: Challenges for the Future. Proceedings 14 National Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Conference. Adelaide, Australia, 5-8 February. p143. http://www.amos.org.au/conf2007/AMOS07_ABSTRACTS.pdf. [C] Shi, G., Ribbe, J., Cowan, T., and Cai, W. (2007). A dataset of the wind-driven global ocean circulation for climate research. Technical Report. Project funded by the Australian Research Council Network for Earth System Science (ARCNESS). 12pp. [O] 2006 Ribbe, J. (2006). A study into the export of saline water from Hervey Bay, Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.  66, 550-558. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2005.10.012. http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0272771405003525. [P] Donald, A., Meinke, H., Power, B., Wheeler, M. C., Maia, A. De H. N., White, N., Stone, R. C., and Ribbe, J. (2006). Near-global impact of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on rainfall. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L09704, doi:10.1029/2005/GL025155. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2006/2005GL025155.shtml. [P] Ribbe, J. (2006). Modelling Ventilation Time Scales for Hervey Bay, Australia. AMSA Catchment to Coast Conference. Cairns, 9-14 July. http://www.catchments.org.au/index.htm. [C] You, Y., Muller, D., Huber^,M., Otto-Bliesner, B., Poulsen, C., Sdrolias, M. and Ribbe, J., 2006. Sensitivity study of the role of vegetation in Miocene climate change. American Geophysical Union Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Beijing, China, 24-27 July. Submission accepted. See link at: http://www.agu.org/meetings/wp06/. [C] Ribbe, J. (2006).. Hervey Bay: A Salt Fountain in Subtropical East Australia. International Geographical Union 2006 Brisbane Conference, 3-7 July. See link at: http://www.igu2006.org/. [C] Donald, L, Meinke, H., Power, B., Wheeler, M., Aline, H. N. M., White, N., Stone, R., and Ribbe, J. (2006). Intra-seasonal climate prediction - linking Weather and Climate Forecasts. 8^th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná State, Brazil, 24–28 April. See link at: http://gemini.dpi.inpe.br/col/iconet.com.br/banon/2006/02.01.23.21/doc/@tclPage.htm. [C] 2005 Cai, W., Shi, G., Cowan, T., Bi. D., Ribbe, J. (2005). The response of the southern annular mode, the East Australian Current, and the southern mid-latitude ocean circulation to global warming. Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L23706, doi:10.129/2005GL024701. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2005/2005GL024701.shtml. [P] Ribbe, J. (2005). Climate Modelling For the Class Room: The Application of Physics and Mathematics in a New Context. Teaching Science: The Journal of the Australian Science Teachers' Association. 51(3), 24-37. [non ISI] [P] Ribbe, J. (2005). Book Review: The South Atlantic in the Later Quaternary: Reconstruction of Material Budgets and Current Systems. Australian Marine Science Association Bulletin, Spring Edition, p.48. [O] 2004 Ribbe, J. (2004). The southern supplier. Nature, 427, 23-24. (Note: Invited editorial contribution). http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v427/n6969/full/427023a.html. [P] Murphy, B. F. and Ribbe, J., (2004). Variability of southeast Queensland rainfall and its predictors. International Journal of Climatology, 24(6), 703-721. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/108562449/ABSTRACT. [C] Donald, A., Meinke, M., Power, B., Wheeler, M. and Ribbe, J. (2004). Forecasting with the Madden-Julian Oscillation and the applications for risk management. 4th International Crop Science Conference; Brisbane, Australia, September 26 - October 1, 2004. See link at: http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/poster/2/6/1362_donalda.htm. [C] Ribbe, J. (2004). Linking Southern Ocean Water Masses and Australian Rainfall Variability. Proceedings Australian Marine Science Association, Hobart, 6-9^th July. [C] 2003 Harris, G, Chudleigh, F., Meinke, H., Donald, A., Power, B., Ribbe, J., Stone, R., and Wheeler^,M. (2003). Using Seasonal Climate Forecasts for More Effective Grain-Cotton Production Systems (DAQ104C). Australian Cotton Cooperative Research Centre Annual Science Review, Armidale, 23^rd and 24^th July 2003. [C] Donald, A., Ribbe, J., Stone, R., Wheeler, M., Meinke, H., Harris, G., and Power, B. (2003). The Madden Julian Oscillation and its relationship with rainfall in Queensland. National Drought Forum, Brisbane, Australia, 15-16 April 2003. [C] Donald, A., Ribbe, J., Stone, R., Wheeler, M., Meinke, H., Harris, G., and Power, B. (2003). Using the Real-Time Multivariate Madden Julian Oscillation Indices to Predict Rainfall in Queensland. 7^th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. Wellington, New Zealand, 24-28 March 2003. Organiser: American Meteorological Society. (see online link for conference proceedings at http://ams.confex.com/ams/7ICSHMO/7ICSHMO/. [C] Donald, A., Ribbe, J., Stone, R., Meinke, H., Harris, G., Power, B., and Weehler, M. (2003). The Influence of the Madden Julian Oscillation on Queensland’s Rainfall. 15^th Australian New Zealand Climate Forum, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 19-21 March 2003. (see online link for details: http://anzcf.massey.ac.nz/). [C] 2002 Ribbe, J. (2002): An Introduction to Internet Based Climate Science Teaching. Australian Sciences Teachers Journal, 48(3), 28-35. [non ISI] [P] Harris, G., Meinke, H., Power, B., Hayman, P., Ribbe, J., Donald, A., and de Voil, P. (2002). PROJECT DAQ104C: Seasonal Climate Forecasts for More Effective Raingrown Grain-Cotton Production Systems, 11^th Australian Cotton Conference 2002: Conference Proceedings (CD-Rom, see http://www.csd.net.au/acgra for copies), Brisbane, 13-15 August. Organised by the Australian Cotton Growers Association Inc. [C] Holloway, P. E., and Ribbe, J. (2002). On the Role of Internal Tides in Sediment Resuspension. Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract xxxxx-xx, 2002. Invited Presentation. See online link at: http://www.agu.org/cgi-bin/sessionsf?meeting=fm02andpart=OS11C. [C] Donald, A., and Ribbe, J. (2002). The Madden Julian Oscillation: A Literature Review. Consultancy Report. Queensland DPIandF, 14 June 2002, 26pp. [O] Ribbe, J. (2002). New Professional and undergraduate degrees in climatology at the University of Southern Queensland. Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanography Society, 15(3), 54. [O] Ribbe, J. (2002). Book Review Australia – State of the Environment 2001, In: Labnews December/January 2002/2003, p. 14. [O] 2001 Sørensen, J. T., Ribbe, J. and Shaffer, G. (2001). On Antarctic Intermediate Water Mass Formation in Ocean General Circulation Models. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31, 3295-3311. [P] Ribbe, J. (2001). Intermediate Water Mass Production Controlled by Southern Hemisphere Winds. Geophysical Research Letters, 28(3), 535-538. [P] Ribbe, J. and Holloway, P. E. (2001). Modeling Sediment Transport By Internal Tides. Continental Shelf Research, 21(4), 395-422. [P] Ribbe, J. (2001). Climate Change: What is happening in the ocean? Ciencia Al Dia Internacional. 4(2), 1-18. [non ISI] [P] Ribbe, J. (2001). A Teleconnection between the Southern Hemisphere Mid-Latitude and Equatorial Ocean. Australian New Zealand Climate Forum, Darwin, Australia, 17-22 September. [C] Ribbe, J. (2001). Book Review: Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs edited by E. Wolanski. In: Today’s Life Science, p. 22. [O] 2000 De Pol Holz, R. and Ribbe, J. (2000). Distribución de las masas de agua en el oceano Pacífico suroriental. XX Congreso de Ciencias del Mar, 23-26 May 2000, Concepción, Chile. [C] Ribbe, J. (2000). Review of Southern Hemisphere Mid-Latitude Water Mass Formation Processes in Ocean Circulation Models. Sixth Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. American Meteorological Society, 3-7 April 2000. I was on of two Chairpersons of session 2B: Oceanography of the Southern Oceans and Eastern boundary Currents. [C] Williams, M., G. Shaffer, O. Leth and Ribbe, J. (2000). Investigating decadal and interannual variation in the eastern South Pacific with a numerical model. Sixth Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. American Meteorological Society, 3-7 April 2000. [C] Ribbe, J. (2000). Intermediate Water Mass Production Controlled by Southern Hemisphere Winds. First Latin American School in Ocean and Climate Modeling, 16-27 October 2000, Dichato, Chile. [C] Ribbe, J. (2000). Summary Report, Lecture Notes, and Seminar Abstracts of the First Latin American School in Ocean and Climate Modeling. PROFC Technical Report No. 1, 98 pp. [O] Ribbe, J. (2000). First Latin American School in Ocean and Climate Modeling, EOS Transactions, 81, 267. [O] 1999 Ribbe, J. (1999). On Wind-Driven Mid-Latitude Convection in Ocean General Circulation Models. Tellus, 51A, 505-516. [P] Ribbe, J. and Tomczak, M. (1997a). Effect of a Missing Indonesian Throughflow in the Fine Resolution Antarctic Model (FRAM). Journal of Physical Oceanography, 27(3), 445-455. [P] Ribbe, J. and Holloway, P. E. (1999). Modelling Suspended Sediment Transport by Internal Tides. Australian Meteorological and Oceanography Society Meeting, February 1999, Canberra, Australia. [C] 1997 Ribbe, J. and Tomczak, M. (1997b). On Convection and the Formation of Subantarctic Mode Water in the Fine Resolution Antarctic Model - FRAM. Journal of Marine Systems, 13, 137-154. [P] Ribbe, J. (1997). Watermass formation in the Southeast Indian Ocean. Proceedings Joint Assemblies of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences and International Association for Physical Sciences of the Oceans. 1-9 July, Melbourne, Australia. [C] Ribbe, J. (1997). What drives mid-latitudinal convection and the formation of Subantarctic Mode Water? International WOCE Newsletter, 29, 20-26. For article see online link at: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/woce_V2/disk01/wocedocs/newsltr/news29/news29.pdf. [O] 1996 Ribbe, J. and Tomczak, M. (1996). Some indication of a reversed surface flow around Tasmania in the Fine Resolution Antarctic Model. Ocean Modelling, 111, July, 2-5. [O] Ribbe, J., M. Tomczak and Tuniz, C. (1996). On the distribution of bomb carbon-14 in the Southern Ocean. International WOCE Newsletter, 23, 26-28. For article see online link at: apdrc.soest.hawaii.edu/data/wocedata_2/ wocedocs/newsltr/news23/contents.htm. [O] Ribbe, J. (1996). Ventilation Processes in a Southern Ocean Model. Ph.D. Thesis, The Flinders University of South Australia, Australia, 251pp. [O] Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak (1996). Subantarctic Mode Water Formation in the Southeast Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the AGU Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, 23-27 July, Brisbane, Australia. [C] Ribbe, J., Bye, J. T., Tomczak, M., Jacobsen, G. E., Lawson, E. M., Smith, A. M., Fink, D., Hotchkis, M. A. C. and Tuniz, C. (1996). First 14C Observations in Waters of the Great Australian Bight. Radiocarbon, 38(1), 105-106. [C] Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak (1996). On the Formation of Subantarctic Mode Water in the Southern Ocean. Australian Physical Oceanography and Australian Meteorological and Oceanography Society Joint Conference, 5-7 February, Hobart, Australia. [C] 1995 Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak (1995). Modelling Radiocarbon Uptake by the Southern Ocean. International WOCE Newsletter, 19, 27-30. [O] Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak (1995). Modelling Radiocarbon Uptake by the Southern Ocean. Australian Physical Oceanography and Australian Meteorological and Oceanography Society Joint Conference. Lorne, 21-23 February. Australia. [C] 1994 Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak (1994). The Southern Ocean: Revisiting geostrophic velocity, transports, and investigating its role within the climate system. Australian Meteorology and Oceanography Conference. 14-16 February, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia. [C] Herzfeld, M. and Ribbe, J. (1994). Radiation Fluxes. In: Lecture Notes and Seminar Abstracts from the Second Australian Climate Research Graduate Summer School. Edited by M. Tomczak. Flinders Institute for Atmospheric and Marine Sciences. Technical Report No. 12. The Flinders University of South Australia. 57-82. [O] 1993 Ribbe, J. and Tomczak, M. (1993). Reply to a paper by A. Doury. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 26(9), 530. [P] 1992 Ribbe, J. (1992). French Nuclear Weapon Tests: An Impact Assessment. Pacific Research, 5(1), 20-21. [non ISI] [O] Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak (1992). An Impact Assessment for the French Nuclear Weapon Test Sites in French Polynesia. Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific Region: Post Cold War Problems and Prospects, 31 January - 4 February, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. [C] 1991 Ribbe, J., Muller-Navarra, S. H. and Nies, H. (1991). A One-Dimensional Dispersion Model for Radionuclides in the Marine Environment Applied to the Chernobyl Fallout over the Northern Baltic Sea. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 14, 55-74. [P] Ribbe, J., R. L. Oliver and I. T. Webster (1991). Twenty Four Hours at Rushy Billabong: Life in the Fast Line. Australian Society for Limnology, 12-15 July, Lorne VIC, Australia. [C] 1990 Ribbe, J. and Tomczak, M. (1990). An Impact Assessment for the French Nuclear Weapon Test Sites in French Polynesia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 21(11), 536-542. [P] Ribbe, J. (1990). A Three dimensional Model for the Transport of Radionuclides and its Application to the French Nuclear Weapon Test Site at the Moruroa Atoll. MSc. Thesis, University of Sydney, Australia, 100pp. [O] Ribbe, J. (1990). Trace Metals in the Aquatic Environment. 2^nd International Conference, 8-14 July, Sydney NSW, Australia. [C] 1989 Ribbe, J. (1989). Tschernobyl laesst gruessen - Die radioaktive Verseuchung der Ostsee. Waterkant, 6, 24-28. [non ISI] [P] Ribbe, J. (1989). Exchange of Radioactive Tracers via the Air-Sea Boundary. Third Air-Sea Interaction Conference. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Meeting, 4-7 February, Coffs Harbour NSW, Australia. [C] 1988 Ribbe, J. (1988). Die Ausbreitung von Radionukliden in the Ostsee nach dem Kernkraft werkunfall von Tschernobyl. Diplomarbeit, University of Hamburg, Germany, 78p. [O] Ribbe, J. (1988). ‘FS Meteor’ Expedition ‘MINDIK 1987’, Fahrtabschnitt 5/3, T-S-Profile. Institute fur Meereskunde der Universitat Hamburg. Technical Report. [O] 1987 Ribbe, J. (1987). Small-scale Hydrographic Conditions in the Northern Arabian Sea During FS Meteor Cruise No. 5. International Symposium on the Marine Environment of the Arabian Sea, Karachi, Pakistan. [C]
Research Students [Return to top] Ms Ge Shi, Topic: Climate variability and change of the Indo-Pacific system and their impacts on Australian rainfall. Ph.D. candidate. Principal Supervisor. Mr Andrew Cottrill, Topic: Past, present and future rainfall trends in Queensland. Ph.D. candidate. Principal Supervisor. Mr Akhmad Faqih, Topic: Rainfall variability, its driving mechanism and the role of large scale climate events within the Indonesian and northern Australian region. Ph.D. candidate. Principal Supervisor. Mr Ulf Gräwe, Topic: The circulation of a tropical Australian Bay. Ph.D. candidate. University of Oldenburg, Germany. External Supervisor. Mr Stewart Philip, Topic: Impact of Walker Cell circulation changes upon Australia’s climate. Ph.D. candidate. Principal Supervisor. Ms Maureen Ewai, Topic: The future of climate change and its implications on tropical ecosystems and biodiversity with focus on Papua New Guinea. Ph.D. candidate. Principal Supervisor. Ms Leanne Harrison, Topic: Impact of climate variability upon ichthyoplankton in Hervey Bay. MSc. candidate. Principal Supervisor. Mr Adam Blazak, Topic: Statistical Downscaling of projected rainfall for South East Queensland Catchments. MSc. candidate. Principal Supervisor. Mr Mark MacFarlane, Topic: Pacific Assessment Climate Condition Scale (PACCS). MSc. candiate. Principal Supervisor. Ms Alexis Donald, Topic: The application of the real-time multivariate Madden-Julian Oscillation Index to intraseasonal rainfall forecasting in the mid-latitudes. M.Sc. project. Principal Supervisor. Mr Nathan Toombs, Topic: The influence of the quasi-biennial oscillation upon rainfall in Australia. Honours project. Principal Supervisor.
Curriculum Vitae [Return to top] Academic Qualification 1997 Ph.D., Flinders University of South Australia, Australia. 1990 M.Sc., University of Sydney, Australia. 1988 Diplom Ozeanograph, University of Hamburg, Germany. Positions 2009-present Head of Department Biological and Physical Sciences, Unversity of Southern Queensland 2007-present Associate Professor in Climatology, University of Southern Queensland 2008 Acting Dean (Research) Faculty of Sciences, University of Southern Queensland 2005-2006 Senior Lecturer in Climatology, University of Southern Queensland 2001-2004 Lecturer in Climatoloy, University of Southern Queensland 1999-2001 Research Scientist, PROFC, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile. 1998-1999 Research Associate, ADFA, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia. 1997-1998 Research Associate, JISAO, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Teaching Responsibility CLI1110 Introductory Climatology CLI2110 Physics of Climate CLI2120 Climates of the Past, Present and Future CLI3110 Advanced Climatology CLI8240 Global Environmental Systems Administration Honours Program Coordinator (and examiner of honours program courses SCI4401, SCI4402, SCI4403, SCI4405); Climatology Program Coordinator Research Interests Global environmental changes; Ocean and climate dynamics; Australian rainfall variability; physical modeling of ocean and climate processes; interannual and decadal variability; the circulation and variability of the South Pacific Ocean and water mass formation processes in the Southern Ocean; physical oceanography, ocean modelling, and climate processes. The ocean's role in climate and climate change. Mid-latitude convection and the formation mechanisms of sub-Antarctic Mode and Antarctic intermediate water; modelling pollution dispersion in the upper and deep oceans; radiocarbon dating of oceanic ventilation; sediment transport processes and internal waves. Research, Teaching, and Travel Grants 2009-2011 CSIRO-USQ Research Contract 2008-10 Climate Change Adaptation Skills for Professionals Small Grants Programme, Department of Climate Change 2007-2008 University of Southern Queensland Infrastructure Grant 2006-2006 Burnett Mary Regional Group 2007 University of Southern Queensland Learning and Teaching Grant 2005 Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering Special Research Support 2005-2006 University of Southern Queensland Infrastructure Grant 2005-2007 Australian Research Council 2005-2007 (DP0559471) 2005 Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering Research Grant (AINGRA05139) 2004-2005 Australian Antarctic Division Research Grant 2004 Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering Research Grant (AINGRA04129) 2002-2003 University of Southern Queensland & Queensland Department of Primary Industries Research Grant 2001-2002 University of Southern Queensland Project Team Research Program Award 2001-2002 University of Southern Queensland Early Career Research Program Award 2000 Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) 2000 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) 2000 United States Global Climate Change Research Program (USGCRP) 1999-2001 Chilean Research Council Grant (FONDECYT No. 1990477) 1999-2001 Chilean Research Council Grant (FONDECYT No. 7990076) 1999 Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering Grant 1995-1996 Australian Institute of Nuclear Sciences & Engineering 1995 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Australian Academy of Science Other Invited/Externally Funded Travel 2008 Fellowship at the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study 2005-2006 Fellowship at the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study 2004 November, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering, Sydney 2004 May, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering, Sydney 2004 March, Australian National University, Research School of Earth Sciences, Canberra 2002 November, Federal Government Science Meets Parliament 2002 August, Queensland Science Meets Parliament 2002 June, CSIRO & University AGO Meeting, Melbourne 2002 May, CSIRO Climate Brief, Melbourne 2001 August, Australian Meteorological & Oceanography Society, Brisbane, Australia 2001 June, University of New South Wales, School of Mathematics, Sydney 2000 August, University of Copenhagen, DCESS, Copenhagen, Denmark 2000 February, University of New South Wales, School of Mathematics, Sydney 1999 September, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile 1989 July, University of Copenhagen, DCESS, Copenhagen, Denmark 1998 The Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. 1998 November, University of Concepcion, PROFC, Concepcion, Chile