Earth and Environmental Science

Earth and environmental science research has long been a cornerstone of NCI’s user base. Through integrated high-performance computing and data, NCI is a central hub for many of the weather, climate, earth-observation and geoscience activities of the Australian research community and national science agencies.

Figure: Turbulence resolving large-eddy simulations, conducted on NCI's Gadi supercomputer showing convective and shear instabilities in the upper ocean during the passage of a tropical cyclone.

04 Mar 2025

Gadi’s Advanced Simulations Help Unravel Ocean Mixing Dynamics During Tropical Cyclones

Tropical cyclones (TCs) are among nature's most powerful and destructive forces, threatening lives and properties on both sea and land. Understanding how they interact with the ocean is crucial for

The northern coast of the Pilbara region in Western Australia, captured by the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel satellites and processed by the European Space Agency. (ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO). Thank you to Dr Mike Peters, Dr Michael Hope (Geoscience Australia) and Andrew Howard (NCI) for their input into this case study.

Case Studies

23 Jul 2024

Five Years of Earth Observation Data

Earth and Environmental Science

NCI has been a core part of delivering the Australasian Copernicus Regional Data Hub (the Hub) alongside Geoscience Australia for the past five years. Operated by Geoscience Australia on behalf of the

A visualisation of weather patterns over the east coast of Australia using data from the NARCliM2.0 dataset. Image by the NCI VizLab. Thank you to Dr Giovanni Di Virgilio (NSW DPE), Perry Wiles and Sarah Gilbert (ACT Government) for their input into this case study

Case Studies

28 May 2024

Localised Climate Data to support Adaptation and Mitigation Planning

Earth and Environmental Science

NCI is helping Australian State and Territory governments gain valuable insights into localised climate change impacts, thanks to high-resolution simulations led by the NSW Department of Climate

Research Highlights

28 Sep 2023

New Antarctic ice shelf-ocean model makes a splash

Earth and Environmental Science

A new Antarctic ice shelf-ocean model, developed by Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) scientists, will provide more accurate projections of future sea level rise, to assist decision-making by urban

Weather station instruments on top of a grassy, sunny hillside, with forested hills in the distance.

Research Highlights

29 Aug 2023

Providing the data infrastructure that Australia's climate scientists need

Earth and Environmental Science

This research highlight was originally published in NCI's 2021-2022 Annual Report. Australian climate researchers are drawing on the rich data collections available at NCI to improve our understanding

Transparent Earth with green gridlines. Hemispheres indicating Earth layers with blue lines crossing the Earth through the innermost layer.

Research Highlights

20 Apr 2023

NCI’s Vizlab helping to communicate geophysics breakthroughs to the world

Earth and Environmental Science

The scientific visualisations produced through NCI’s Vizlab play an important role in assisting scientists to communicate their research breakthroughs with both scientific and general audiences. When

Blurry Melbourne streetscape, including a tram, seen through a rain-soaked window.

Research Highlights

23 Feb 2023

Understanding why it rains: From the local to the global

Earth and Environmental Science

This research highlight was originally published in NCI's 2021-2022 Annual Report. In recent years, Australians are all too familiar with the significant impacts and damage that extreme rainfall can

Screenshot of visualisation of an Antarctic ocean model. View from above of an ice shelf, in grey, with ocean water in various colours to indicate temperature.

Research Highlights

23 Feb 2023

Bringing ocean models to life: Seeing why ice melts in Antarctica

Earth and Environmental Science

This research highlight was originally published in NCI's 2021-2022 Annual Report. Scientists are developing increasingly realistic models to better understand what is driving the melting of ice in

Visualisation of the globe looking at Australia and Antarctica showing swirling eddies and currents in blue, yellow and purple. A salinity scale is visible on the left representing high and low salinities.

Research Highlights

03 Nov 2022

Critical support for climate modelling suite

Earth and Environmental Science

Ocean and sea-ice models are a key element of Australia’s most widely used weather and climate prediction software suite, ACCESS (the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator)

Bushfire among trees in Australia, November 2019

Research Collaborations

04 Nov 2021

NCI works with NCRIS facilities to respond to national challenges

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NCI is one of more than 20 projects supported by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). These projects provide vital research infrastructure for all of Australia’s

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Earth and Environmental Science

Gadi’s Advanced Simulations Help Unravel Ocean Mixing Dynamics During Tropical Cyclones

Five Years of Earth Observation Data

Localised Climate Data to support Adaptation and Mitigation Planning

New Antarctic ice shelf-ocean model makes a splash

Providing the data infrastructure that Australia's climate scientists need

NCI’s Vizlab helping to communicate geophysics breakthroughs to the world

Understanding why it rains: From the local to the global

Bringing ocean models to life: Seeing why ice melts in Antarctica

Critical support for climate modelling suite

NCI works with NCRIS facilities to respond to national challenges

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