Alexander Osti
PhD Candidate
Contact Information
Email: aosti@civeng.adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 8303 4323
Room: Engineering North Building, N137
Research Interests
My research is centred primarily on the identification, classification and forecasting
of drought events from Australian rainfall patterns. To aid in this end I will
utilise aspects of time series theory and state-space models, with an aim of developing
a non-linear, non-gaussian state-space model for Australian rainfall/droughts.
Other areas of interest include the Standardised Precipitation Index and its utility
for Australian conditions and elements of principal component analysis and other
methods of examining the spatial relationship of drought in Australia as well
as the underlying climatic influences on rainfall patterns in Australia.
Research Project
Quantification of hydrological persistence and drought forecasting in Australia.
Supervisor(s)
Assoc Prof Martin Lambert - School of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide
Dr Andrew Metcalfe - Department of Applied Maths, University of Adelaide
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