Author Archives: Clive Best

Modelling Coronavirus

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Clive Best

One should always be cautious of entering a field you know nothing about! However I wanted to understand better how epidemic models work since these are now the primary driver affecting government policy during the Coronavirus emergency. The classic model … Continue reading →

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The ACORN2 average December temperature for Australia is 25.9 C

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Clive Best

I claimed in the last post that average temperatures in Australia for December  was 24C and not the 27C as stated by BOM, even though everyone else seems to agrees with them (CRU,GHCN,Berkeley) – See for example  this graphic. So … Continue reading →

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What is the mean temperature of Australia ?

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Clive Best

ACORN2 is the latest BOM version of station data in Australia. You can plot the average temperature anomaly data for December using their trend tracker. Shown below the graph is the average temperature for the baseline period 1961-1990. The value … Continue reading →

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