Modelling river systems across Australia

The River Systems Modelling project will deliver a river modelling framework that will provide a consistent way of modelling river systems across Australia.

Dr Rick Stoffels: quantitative fish biologist

Dr Stoffels uses mathematical models, experiments and descriptive field studies to improve the understanding of freshwater fish populations.

Dr Richard Stirzaker: researching how we use water to grow food

Dr Richard Stirzaker’s primary research areas include irrigation, salinity, water use of farming systems and the ecological footprint of agriculture.

Dr Richard Silberstein: catchment hydrologist

Dr Richard Silberstein is a catchment hydrologist investigating interactions between vegetation and surface and groundwater, particularly in the context of a drying climate.

Dr Riasat Ali: investigating fresh and saline groundwater systems

Dr Riasat Ali is evaluating groundwater resources in the wheatbelt of Western Australia.

Restoring near-city catchments

The Restoring Near-City Catchments project aims to guide management plans for the restoration and protection of healthy waterways and water ecosystems in near-city catchments around Australia.

Resistivity from oil-water inclusions (ROI™)

Resistivity from Oil-water Inclusions (ROI™) is a technique used by CSIRO for the petroleum industry to determine water saturation in oil reservoirs.

Water savings from willow removal

CSIRO research has shown that replacing in-stream willows with native vegetation helps save water.

CSIRO science underpins the Australian Government Reef Rescue Package

The Australian Government Reef Rescue Package will fund water quality grants to land managers to implement practices for improving the quality of water entering the Reef from adjacent land and rivers.

Ms Rebecca Edwards: enabling aquatic remote sensing

Ms Rebecca Edwards provides support to the aquatic remote sensing teams within CSIRO Land and Water.

Dr Rebecca Doble: researching interactions between rivers and aquifers

Dr Rebecca Doble is investigating groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration processes in riverine environments.

Dr Rebecca Bartley: fluvial geomorphologist

Dr Rebecca Bartley’s research includes measuring and modelling sediment and nutrient loss in catchments to evaluate changes in water quality resulting from land management change at the catchment scale.

Repairing flood damaged buildings

Flooding across Australia can damage many homes and buildings. This page provides information about cleaning and repairing flood damaged buildings.

Dr Rai Kookana: researching environmental fate and effects of organic contaminants

Dr Rai Kookana's research is leading the science to minimise and manage the risks associated with wastes and contaminants in the environment.

Dr Quanxi Shao: statistical modelling and inferences in hydroclimate

Dr Quanxi Shao leads several water-related projects including water use accounting, statistical downscaling for climate models, and data blending techniques for multiscale data.

Dr QJ Wang: mathematical modelling for short and medium range hydrological predictions

Dr QJ Wang is developing mathematical methods and computational tools for integrating hydrology and climate sciences.

Partnerships and understanding towards targeted implementation

The Partnerships and Understanding Towards Targeted Implementation (PUTTI) research project brought landholders and catchment management authorities together to achieve the best outcomes for both farmers and catchment areas.

Predicting catchment water levels after bushfires

A study by CSIRO has helped shed light on how impacts of fires might be more accurately estimated in future.

Dr Prasantha Hapuarachchi: improving understanding of catchment hydrology

Dr Prasantha Hapuarachchi, a Postdoctoral Fellow with CSIRO Land and Water, is working to improve the understanding of catchment hydrology.

Pollution

Our scientists are developing solutions to our mounting air, land and water pollution problems. Our scientists are working with industry, regulators and the community in the search for solutions to our mounting air, land and water pollution problems.

Improving predictions of plantation water use helps future planning

Vegetation is coming under increased scrutiny in Australia's drying climate. Scientists examined water use rates from plantation sites to discover the main site factors that determine water use by forestry plantations.

Dr Phillip Ford: Honorary Post-Retirement Fellow

Dr Ford's main research interest is understanding the  interplay between  biological, chemical, and physical processes in estuaries, rivers, lakes, reservoirs and sediments.

Dr Philip Smethurst: informing landscape management actions

Dr Philip Smethurst is working to inform landscape managers of the environmental and production consequences of ecosystem process and management actions.

Mr Phil Davies: Spatial Analyst

Mr Phil Davies's primary research areas include spatial analysis, remote sensing and modelling as applied to groundwater-surface water interactions.

Dr Petra Kuhnert: developing new statistical methods to understand our aquatic environment

Dr Petra Kuhnert is a statistician who uses her statistical expertise to help solve environmental science problems.