The rainfall response to permanent inland water in Australia
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‘Drought-proofing’ Australia is a concept that fires the imagination of the Australian people, particularly during severe drought. One recurring suggestion to achieve this aim is to form a large water expanse in central Australia, with the assumption that moisture evaporating from such an expanse would later precipitate over agricultural regions in eastern Australia. This premise then opens the debate as to whether such a large water expanse would actually modify Australia’s rainfall regime. This question has been asked before, and as reported in Warren (1945) the usual conclusion has been that there would be minimal change. There are now longer data records than Aust. Met. Mag. 53 (2004) 251-262
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