Dr Van Dijk combines satellite data and ground data with computer models to quantify and understand our land and water resources.
Current activities
Dr Albert Van Dijk leads the leads the Water Resources Assessment and Accounting research stream in the Water Resources Observation Network Theme of the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship. This stream is developing technology for nation-wide water resources assessment and accounting.
He also leads the Terrestrial Remote Sensing and Ecohydrology team in CSIRO Land and Water's Environmental Observation and Landscape Science research program. This team is investigating interactions between climate and vegetation and its role in coupling the water and carbon balances through use of remote sensing data.
Background
Dr Van Dijk's expertise includes:
Dr Albert Van Dijk is is leading the development of nation-wide water resources assessment and accounting technology that integrates satellite and ground data with hydrological models.
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land use impacts on land and water resources
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remote sensing applications in land and water resources management
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dryland and surface water hydrology
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the role of vegetation in water, carbon, energy and nutrient balances.
Dr Van Dijk's professional experience includes:
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Research Scientist, CSIRO Land and Water, 2003-present
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002-03
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Doctoral researcher, Vrije Universiteit, 1998-2002
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Junior researcher, Vrije Universiteit, 1997-98.
Academic qualifications
Dr Van Dijk has been awarded a:
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Master of Science from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Doctor of Philosophy, also from Vrije Universiteit.
Achievements
Dr Van Dijk has authored more than 50 publications, of which more than 20 in international refereed journals.
He is first author of the significant 2006 publication, The Risks to the Shared Water Resources of the Murray-Darling Basin.
He has also led one of five teams in the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields project in the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship.
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