Unravelling the mystery of probability in weather and climate forecasts
Date: Thursday, 18 October 2018
Time: 11.30 am – 12.00 noon Australian Central Daylight Time (Adelaide, GMT+10:30)
Summary: This webinar provides an update from the Bureau of Meteorology’s Agriculture Program, focusing on the following issues:
- Frost prediction – some insights and learnings from forecasting of minimum temperatures this season
- New seasonal forecast model – improved accuracy and increased forecast period from 3 months to 6 months
- Probabilistic forecasts – a greater confidence in data analysis with a greater range of answers. What are probabilistic forecasts? How do they work and what are the benefits?
Speaker: Vernon Carr – Bureau of Meteorology
Upcoming webinars
| Presentation title | Registration | Speaker | Date |
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Vine medication – the benefits of undervine cover cropping – (more) |
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Chris Penfold – University of Adelaide |
Thursday, 25 October |
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Salinity – practical information for growers – (more) |
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Kerry DeGaris – Australian Wine Research Institute |
Thursday, 8 November |
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Increasing wine flavour with glycoside additions – (more) |
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Mango Parker – Australian Wine Research Institute |
Tuesday, 20 November |
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Bureau of Meteorology Seasonal Outlook for vintage 2019 – (more) |
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Darren Ray – Bureau of Meteorology |
Thursday, 6 December |
Previous webinars
| Presentation title | Recording | Speaker | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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Targeted manipulation of vine balance: does vine balance directly affect fruit composition? – (more) |
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Dr Everard Edwards – CSIRO |
11 October 2018 |
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Why does this wine smell like apricots? – (more) |
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Dr Tracey Siebert – Australian Wine Research Institute |
4 October 2018 |
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State of play – key markets for Australian wine – (more) |
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Kirstin Hannan – Wine Australia |
27 September 2018 |
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Antitranspirants – can they enhance winegrape production? – (more) |
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Darren Fahey – NSW DPI |
13 September 2018 |
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Biosecurity – current and future risks – (more) |
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Dr Mardi Longbottom – Australian Wine Research Institute |
6 September 2018 |
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The flavour of bottle-aged Riesling – predicting and controlling future chemistry – (more) |
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Dr Josh Hixson – Australian Wine Research Institute |
30 August 2018 |
What is a webinar?
Webinars are interactive online seminars where you participate from your home or workplace using a computer or mobile device with internet access. You will hear from a presenter, see their slides and have the opportunity to ask questions. AWRI webinars cover a range of winemaking, winery management and viticulture topics and are usually held on a Thursday at 11:30 am Australian Central Standard Time (Adelaide, GMT+09:30).
Further information
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System requirements
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2017-18 webinars
Click here to view recorded sessions from the 2017-18 program.