We assess the performance of 30 CMIP5 and two CMIP3 models using metrics based on an all-Australia average rainfall and NINO3.4 sea surface temperatures (SSTs). The assessment provides an insight into the relative performance of the models at simulating long-term average monthly mean values, interannual variability and the seasonal cycles. It also includes a measure of the ability to capture ob...

The problem of assuring secure and confidential access and transfer of medical records in healthcare facilities can be partitioned into (a) secure storage and access of electronic records within a facility and (b) secure transfer of electronic records between facilities. To address the first issue, we propose a new tag-based data model for representation of electronic medical records along with...

CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia; NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA; NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA 98112, USA; CSIRO Wealth from Oceans F...

CSIRO ICT Centre is developing millimetre wave point-to-point links suitable for multigigabit wireless connectivity. Suitable spectrum for this purpose is allocated at the 60 GHz band and above. This paper reports a new point-to-point link that will be installed at Marsfield site to demonstrate multi-gigabit operation and performance of its key components. The link will operate at the 81-86 GHz...

Accurate low-energy electron scattering data are needed in many fields of physics. However, accurate experiments are difficult to design and to carry out. By 1967 low-energy electron–He cross sections had been measured by two different techniques, designed to provide accurate data. Unfortunately, the data differed by amounts well outside the estimated error bars. Despite the relative simplicity...

Université de la Méditerranée, URMITE UMR 6236, CNRS-IRD, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France, NAFRI, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Lao PDR, Vientiane, Lao PDR, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Canberra, Australia, Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration, Microbiology Laboratory, Maho...

CSIRO stands for Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. It is the Australian Government’s main research body. This is the first year CSIRO is taking part in TREC. We got involved in textual information retrieval research as a part of our activities in Resource Discovery Unit at the Research Data Network Co-operative Research Centre. The primary aim of our research in IR i...

What is it famous for? Outside Australia, it is mainly known for killing rabbits, although this is far from a major function. The CSIRO's charter is to use science to benefit Australia — industrially, environmentally and socially. How does it help the environment? It is often heavily involved in campaigns against invaders such as rabbits and foxes. The CSIRO also supported the move to replace t...