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Posted November 30, 2007 08:20:00
Map: Burnie 7320
International scientists have chosen Tasmania's north west coast to be the Southern Hemisphere base for new climate change research.
The Southern Hemisphere's first Satellite Laser Ranging system opens today in Burnie.
Chris Watson from the University of Tasmania says the equipment will help NASA use its satellites to measure climate change and sea level rise.
"The main outcome from this research is hopefully going to be more accurate estimates of sea level rise," he said.
"So that's really important, particularly for a country like Australia where so much of our population lives near the coast.
"What we're trying to do is really refine how accurately we can measure sea level rise in our area of the world."
Dr Watson says it is an incredible opportunity for Tasmanian researchers.
"Burnie so happens to be one of very few calibration sites for a particular sort of French and joint NASA satellite that measures sea level change," he said.
"And it so happens that Burnie is right underneath that satellite and what we are hoping to do is measure to those satellites with those laser systems."
Map: Burnie 7320
International scientists have chosen Tasmania's north west coast to be the Southern Hemisphere base for new climate change research.
The Southern Hemisphere's first Satellite Laser Ranging system opens today in Burnie.
Chris Watson from the University of Tasmania says the equipment will help NASA use its satellites to measure climate change and sea level rise.
"The main outcome from this research is hopefully going to be more accurate estimates of sea level rise," he said.
"So that's really important, particularly for a country like Australia where so much of our population lives near the coast.
"What we're trying to do is really refine how accurately we can measure sea level rise in our area of the world."
Dr Watson says it is an incredible opportunity for Tasmanian researchers.
"Burnie so happens to be one of very few calibration sites for a particular sort of French and joint NASA satellite that measures sea level change," he said.
"And it so happens that Burnie is right underneath that satellite and what we are hoping to do is measure to those satellites with those laser systems."
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