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CRC FOR CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY RESEARCH TIMELINE

 

CURRENT CRC COMPLETED PROJECTS (1999-2002)

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Program 1. Predicting Catchment Behaviour

Program Leader: Geoff Podger
Project 1.1 - Development of a Catchment Modelling Toolkit
Project Leader - Dr Robert Argent (The University of Melbourne)
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Project 1.2 - Scaling Procedures to Support Process-Based Modelling at Large Scales
Project Leader - Prof. Rodger Grayson (The University of Melbourne)
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Program 2. Land-use Impacts on Rivers

Program Leader: Peter Wallbrink
Project 2.1 - Sediment Movement, Physical Habitat and Water Quality in Large River Systems
Project Leader - Ian Prosser (CSIRO Land and Water)
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Project 2.2 - Managing Pollutant Delivery in Dryland Upland Catchments
Project Leader - Peter Hairsine (CSIRO Land and Water)
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Project 2.3 - Predicting the Effects of Land Use Changes on Catchment Water Yield and Stream Salinity
Project Leader - Dr Lu Zhang (CSIRO Land and Water)
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Project 2.5 - Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics in Riparian Buffer Zones
Project Leader - Dr Heather Hunter (Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland)
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Program 3. Sustainable Water Allocation

Program Leader: John Tisdell
Project 3.1 - Integration of Water Balance, Climatic and Economic Models
Project Leader - Associate Professor Gary Codner (Monash University)
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Project 3.2 - Enhancement of the Water Market Reform Process
Project Leader - Dr John Tisdell (Griffith University)
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Program 4. Urban Stormwater Quality

Program Leader: Tim Fletcher
Project 4.1 - Stormwater Pollutant Sources, Pathways and Impacts
Project Leader - Dr Tim Fletcher (Monash University)
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Project 4.2 - Stormwater Best Management Practices
Project Leader - Dr Margaret Greenway (Griffith University)
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Program 5. Climate Variability

Program Leader: Francis Chiew
Project 5.1 - Modelling and Forecasting Hydroclimate Variables in Space and Time
Project Leader - Dr Alan Seed (Bureau of Meteorology)
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Project 5.2 - National Data Bank of Stochastic Climate and Streamflow Models
Project Leader - Dr Sri Srikanthan (Bureau of Meteorology)
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Program 6. River Restoration

Program Leader: Mike Stewardson
Project 6.1 - Developing criteria and concepts for planning the evaluation of stream rehabilitation projects
Project Leader - Assoc Prof. Ian Rutherfurd (The University of Melbourne)
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Project 6.2 - Optimising urban stream rehabilitation planning and execution
Project Leader - Dr Tony Ladson (Monash University)
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Project 6.3 - Restoration ecology in the Granite Creeks, Victoria
Project Leader - Dr Ian Rutherfurd (The University of Melbourne)
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Project 6.4 - Evaluation of riparian revegetation in a south-east Queensland catchment
Project Leader - Prof. Stuart Bunn (Griffith University)
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Project 6.5 - Hydraulics and performance of fishways in Australian Streams
Project Leader - Assoc. Prof. Bob Keller (Monash University)
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Project 6.6 - Developing tools to predict scour of rehabilitation works
Project Leader - Assoc. Prof. Bob Keller (Monash University)
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Project 6.7 - Developing an improved method for designing and optimising environmental flow
Project Leader - Dr Mike Stewardson (The University of Melbourne)
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Program 8. Education and Training

Program Leader: Tim Smith
Project 8.1 - Capacity Building, Education and Training
Project Leader - Professor John Fien (Griffith University)
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Project 8.2 - Public Participation and Community Change
Project Leader - Mr Tim Smith (Griffith University)
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Predicting Catchment Behaviour
Land-use Impacts on Rivers
Sustainable Water Allocation
Urban Stormwater Quality
Climate Variability
River Restoration
Education & Training